Lessons in Life

1. Life is short, but there is always time enough for courtesy
2. Always put yourself in others' shoes. If you feel it hurts you, it will probably hurt the other person, too
3. To run away from trouble is a form of cowardice and, everything we shut our eyes to, everything we run away from, everything we deny, denigrate or despise, serves to defeat us in the end.
4. We can never judge the lives of others, because each person knows only thier own pain and renunciation. It's one thing to feel that you are on the right path, but it's another to think that yours is the only path.
5. Have the courage to say no. Have the courage to face the truth. Do the right thing because it is right. It's better to be defeated on principle than to win on lies.
6. Most things break, including hearts. The lessons of life amount not to wisdom, but to scar tissue and callus
7. To err is human, to forgive divine.
8. Life moves on, whether we act as cowards or heroes.