Life's Little Lessons

Aphorisms teach the best life lessons. They are the accumulated wisdom of the ages, teachings of the sages, gurus, philosophers and people who had experienced and understood what life is about. They are valuable lessons. That is why motivational speakers quote aphorisms in their speeches to inspire and motivate their audience.

A gift consists not in what is done or given, but in the intention of the giver or doer. - Seneca

Never open the door to a lesser evil, for other and greater ones invariably slink in after it. - Baltasar Gracian

Recognizing our limitations and imperfections is the first requisite of progress. - Dale Turner

Attack the evil that is within yourself, rather than attacking the evil that is in others. - Confucius

In a full heart there is room for everything, and in an empty heart there is room for nothing. - Antonio Porchia

Kill the snake of doubt in your soul, crush the worms of fear in your heart and mountains will move out of your way. - Unknown

Do not be sweet lest you be eaten, do not be sour, lest you be shunned. - Sicillian Proverb

It is the nature of the strong heart, that like the palm tree, it strives ever upwards when it is most burdened. - Sir Philip Sidney

We have to do the best we know how at the moment; If it doesn’t turn out right, we can modify it as we go along. - Franklin Roosevelt

If you would be a real seeker after truth, it is necessary that at least once in your life you doubt, as far as possible, all things. - Rene Descartes

Our doubts are traitors, and make us lose the good we oft might win, by fearing to attempt. - Shakespeare

We cannot do everything at once, but we can do something at once. - Calvin Coolidge

Progress always involves risk; you can’t steal second base and keep your foot on first base. - Frederick Wilcox

What counts is not necessarily the size of the dog in the fight, what counts is the size of the fight in the dog. - Mark Twain

A short clear message is always better than a thick report because it is more likely to be read and understood. - Unknown

Nature is a labyrinth in which the very haste you move with will make you lose your way. - Francis Bacon

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