“If you have knowledge, let others light their candle at it.” (Location 35)

Tags: share

Note: .share share your knowledge with others

I’ve learned that the great challenge of life is to decide what’s important and to disregard everything else. —AGE 51 (Location 65)

Tags: prioritise

Note: .prioritise

I’ve learned that you shouldn’t call a $100 meeting to solve a $10 problem. —AGE 55 (Location 82)

Tags: cost, meeting

Note: .meeting .cost dont spend 100 solving a 10 issue

I’ve learned that even the simplest task can be meaningful if I do it in the right spirit. —AGE 72 (Location 95)

Tags: attitude

Note: .attitude

I’ve learned that the best thing about growing older is that now I don’t feel the need to impress anyone. —AGE 79 (Location 96)

Tags: ageing

Note: .ageing dont care what others think

I’ve learned that it’s better to be married to someone with a good nature than a good physique. —AGE 39 (Location 109)

I’ve learned that you should always leave loved ones with loving words. It could be the last time you see them. —AGE 60 (Location 114)

Tags: love, goodbye

Note: .goodbye .love always leave loved ones with loving words

I’ve learned that the ache of unfulfilled dreams is the worst pain of all. —AGE 51 (Location 117)

Tags: regret, dream

Note: .dream .regret

I’ve learned that silent company is often more healing than words of advice. —AGE 24 (Location 141)

Tags: help, advice

Note: .advice .help you dont always have to give advice to help

I’ve learned that you should never go to bed with an argument unsettled. —AGE 73 (Location 159)

I’ve learned that the best way to lose a friend is to lend him money. —AGE 36 (Location 162)

Tags: loan, money

Note: .money .loan be wary of lending money to people you care about

I’ve learned that education, experience, and memories are three things no one can take away from you. —AGE 67 (Location 164)

I’ve learned that more comfort doesn’t necessarily mean more happiness. —AGE 55 (Location 174)

Tags: comfort, happiness

Note: .happiness .comfort

I’ve learned that when someone tells you it’s the principle of the thing and not the money, it’s usually the money. —AGE 65 (Location 186)

Tags: money

Note: .money

I’ve learned that if I eat donuts today I wear them tomorrow. —AGE 34 (Location 188)

Tags: diet

Note: .diet if i eat it today i wear it tomorrow

I’ve learned that the secret of growing old gracefully is never to lose your enthusiasm for meeting new people and seeing new places. —AGE 75 (Location 192)

Tags: ageing

Note: .ageing

I’ve learned that beyond a certain comfortable style of living, the more material things you have, the less freedom you have. —AGE 62 (Location 203)

Tags: minimalism

Note: .minimalism the more stuff you have the less freedom you have

I’ve learned that if your children feel safe, wanted, and loved, you are a successful parent. —AGE 39 (Location 221)

Tags: parenting

Note: .parenting

I’ve learned that when you have an argument with your spouse, the first one who says, “I’m sorry I hurt your feelings; please forgive me,” is the winner. —AGE 51 (Location 227)

Tags: argument

Note: .argument

I’ve learned that any activity becomes creative when you try to do it better than you did it before. —AGE 48 (Location 241)

Tags: improvement

Note: .improvement you can make an activity creative by trying to improve on your past performance

I’ve learned that you should never pay for a job until it’s completed. —AGE 48 (Location 243)

Tags: project, work

Note: .work .project

I’ve learned that people are about as happy as they decide to be. —AGE 79 (Location 245)

Tags: happiness

Note: .happiness

I’ve learned that it’s easier to stay out of trouble than to get out of trouble. —AGE 14 (Location 250)

I’ve learned that days are long, but life is short. —AGE 88 (Location 261)

I’ve learned that being a success at the office is not worth it if it means being a failure at home. —AGE 51 (Location 262)

Tags: family, work

Note: .work .family

I’ve learned that you can teach yourself anything by reading. —AGE 78 (Location 263)

Tags: reading

Note: .reading

I’ve learned that when making a decision, “no” is more easily changed to “yes” than “yes” is changed to “no”. —AGE 55 (Location 274)

Tags: no

Note: .no its easier to first say no and change to yes than the other way around

I’ve learned that I have never regretted being too generous, but often regretted not being generous enough. —AGE 76 (Location 284)

Tags: generous, regret

Note: .regret .generous you never regret being too generous

I’ve learned that successful living is like playing a violin—it must be practiced daily. —AGE 70 (Location 293)

I’ve learned that if your life is free of failures, you’re probably not taking enough risks. —AGE 42 (Location 297)

Tags: comfortzone, failure

Note: .failure .comfortzone

I’ve learned that if I don’t try new things, I won’t learn new things. —AGE 38 (Location 307)

Tags: learn

Note: .learn you need to try new things to learn new things

I’ve learned that optimists live longer than pessimists. That’s why I’m an optimist. —AGE 84 (Location 324)

Tags: optimist

Note: .optimist

I’ve learned that people are never sneaky in only one area of their life. —AGE 40 (Location 346)

Tags: lies, trust

Note: .trust .lies

I’ve learned that I should never try out a new recipe on guests. —AGE 24 (Location 370)

Tags: food

Note: .food

I’ve learned that I don’t make many mistakes with my mouth shut. —AGE 33 (Location 388)

Tags: listen

Note: .listen

I’ve learned that you should get all estimates in writing. —AGE 35 (Location 426)

Tags: estimates

Note: .estimates

I’ve learned that when a man with money meets a man with experience, the man with experience ends up with the money and the man with the money ends up with experience. —AGE 59 (Location 432)

Tags: experience

Note: .experience

I’ve learned that going the extra mile puts you miles ahead of your competition. —AGE 66 (Location 441)

I’ve learned that if you depend on others to make you happy, you’ll be endlessly disappointed. —AGE 60 (Location 447)

Tags: happiness

Note: .happiness you nees to find happiness for yourself

I’ve learned that you shouldn’t fight a battle if there’s nothing to win. —AGE 53 (Location 459)

Tags: argument

Note: .argument think about what you can actually get out of an argument

I’ve learned that the purpose of criticism is to help, not to humiliate. —AGE 49 (Location 577)

Tags: criticism

Note: .criticism

I’ve learned that you shouldn’t discuss your success with people less successful than you. —AGE 50 (Location 590)

Tags: success

Note: .success

I’ve learned that you never get rewarded for the things you intended to do. —AGE 76 (Location 645)

Tags: execution

Note: .execution

I’ve learned that you shouldn’t speak unless you can improve on the silence. —AGE 62 (Location 720)

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I’ve learned that no situation is so bad that losing your temper won’t make it worse. —AGE 71 (Location 814)

Tags: anger

Note: .anger

I’ve learned that most people don’t look for the truths of life, they only search for someone to agree with them. —AGE 27 (Location 817)

I’ve learned that a minute of extra thinking beforehand can save hours of worry later. —AGE 22 (Location 848)

I’ve learned that absent-minded people get lots of exercise looking for things they can’t find. —AGE 66 (Location 901)

Tags: losing, absentminded

Note: .absentminded .losing

I’ve learned that you should hope and work, but never hope more than you work. —AGE 59 (Location 922)

Tags: hope

Note: .hope

I’ve learned that perspective is everything. To a worm, digging in the hard ground is more relaxing than going fishing. —AGE 65 (Location 938)

Tags: newsletteroct, perspective

Note: .perspective .newsletteroct

I’ve learned that having a young friend when you are old is a special joy. —AGE 83 (Location 975)

Tags: ageing

Note: .ageing

I’ve learned that many of my regrets result from things I didn’t do. So now I’m more likely to say, “Why not?” instead of “No way.” —AGE 53 (Location 976)

Tags: regrets

Note: .regrets

I’ve learned that it is best to give advice in only two circumstances: when it is requested and when it is a life-threatening situation. —AGE 61 (Location 987)

I’ve learned that a happy journey almost always depends on choosing the right traveling companion. —AGE 65 (Location 998)

Tags: marriage, travel

Note: .travel .marriage

I’ve learned that I was part of the mess. Both my children are gone, and there are still crumbs on the kitchen counter and floor. —AGE 44 (Location 1000)

Tags: parenting

Note: .parenting

I’ve learned that after winning an argument with my wife, the first thing I should do is apologize. —AGE (Location 1009)

Tags: argument

Note: .argument