Quotes about Lessons

Lessons of wisdom have the most power over us when they capture the heart through the groundwork of a story, which engages the passions.

Life is full of choices, ma'am. Most we live once, then move on and forget. But others" - he narrowed his eyes - "we live a thousand times over and remember for the rest of our days. What's impostant is knowin' how to tell 'em apart. And then decidin' if you's willin' to pay the price. 'Cause choices...they always come at a price.

I'm a great believer that the Lord provides us specific experiences to prepare us to deal with some of the challenges that we're going to encounter in our own period of service.

Somebody who has been in a very bad wreck is going to be very conscientious about not speeding through a yellow light... You just learn so many good lessons when you go through a failed marriage.

Both of my marriages have taught me the same lesson twice over really harsh: listen to your instincts. Don't be a people pleaser.

That men do not learn very much from the lessons of history is the most important of all the lessons of history.

Errors make excellent projectiles.

The old woman who had given her lessons in what may be called the life of indigence, was a sainted spinster named Marguerite, who was pious with a true piety, poor and charitable towards the poor, and even towards the rich, knowing how to write just sufficiently to sign herself Marguerite, and believing in God, which is science.

Failures can be God's little whispers (or) a full earthquake in our lives because we didn't listen to the whispers

Difficulties come not to obstruct, but to instruct.

The story of Isaac and Rebekah is an account of what was, but not necessarily of what should be for all of God's people.

When fathers come home after a tough day at work, they should come home to serve, like my father did, teaching lessons around the dinner table and leading the family in worship and prayer.