Many times what we perceive as an error or failure is actually a gift. And eventually we find that lessons learned from that discouraging experience prove to be of great worth.

We try so hard to instruct our children in all the right things―teaching good from bad, explaining choices and consequences―when in reality most lessons are learned through observation and experience. Perhaps we'd be better off training our youth to be highly observant.

Some blessings do not look like blessings initially, but later you realize you are in fact better off the way things turned out.

School is about gaining knowledge.Relationships are about gaining knowledge.Talents and abilities are about gaining knowledge.The world in its universe is about gaining knowledge.Your very existence in time is about gaining knowledge.If the days are passing by and you are not gaining knowledge, seriously stop and examine why not.

If you have never suffered through it, then you don’t understand it. There are no exceptions.

Disappointments are healthy for us. They tame egos, deflate pride, and soften hearts while cultivating respect for the struggles experienced by all humanity.

Disappointments tend to polish our gratitude. Once we pass through a dark tunnel of disappointment, we more fully appreciate every flicker of light.

Experience is the catalyst for all great stories.

You can teach a person all you know, but only experience will convince him that what you say is true.