It’s especially hard to admit that you made a mistake to your parents, because, of course, you know so much more than they do.
The following is a list of statements made many years ago by experts in their fields. At the time they were said they sounded intelligent. With the passing of time, they sound idiotic.
Small changes can make huge destination differences.
Our confidence needs to come from within, not without. From the quality of our hearts, not the quantity of things we own. After all, he who dies with the most toys…still dies.
Honesty is always the best policy, even when it’s not the trend.
If you decide to just go with the flow, you’ll end up where the flow goes, which is usually downhill, often leading to a big pile of sludge and a life of unhappiness. You’ll end up doing what everyone else is doing.
We are free to choose our paths, but we can’t choose the consequences that come with them.
Isn’t it kind of silly to think that tearing someone else down builds you up?
Don’t wait until people are dead to give them flowers.
I think the greatest challenge between child and parent is communication.
Ask any successful person, and most will tell you that they had a person who believed in them… a teacher, a friend, a parent, a guardian, a sister, a grandmother. It only takes one person, and it doesn’t really matter who it is.