Dorothy Parker Quotes

Only by joy and sorrow does a person know anything about themselves and their destiny. They learn what to do and what to avoid.

Friendship... is not something you learn in school. But if you haven't learned the meaning of friendship, you really haven't learned anything.

I'm very very happy for my hardships and misfortunes: they build character and make you a better person. Even if I think it's something you have to carry with you, it's definitely something that makes you more empathic towards other people, makes you understand people and relationships so much better.

Every lesson man, every, every relationship, every experience is a blessing. You learn from it, whether good or bad.

All life battles teach us something, even those we lose

We do know that no one gets wise enough to really understand the heart of another, though it is the task of our life to try.

Suffering is a good teacher. It keeps you in its grip until you've learned your lesson.

My enemy is my greatest teacher.

I should have learned this, she thought. I wanted to learn fire, and pain, but I should have learned people.

Friends are helpful not only because they will listen to us, but because they will laugh at us; Through them we learn a little objectivity, a little modesty, a little courtesy; We learn the rules of life and become better players of the game

No rules, however wise, are a substitute for affection and tact.

We all suffer. If a man's wise, he learns from it.

There are lessons in everything. The bad, the good. Our job is to listen, and to continue to learn, so that maybe we get better at this. Maybe get better at life.

Never blame anyone in your life. Good people give you happiness. Bad people give you experience. Worst people give you a lesson. And best people give you memories.

If I have learned anything in this long life of mine, it is this: in love we find out who we want to be; in war we find out who we are.

It is not expedient or wise to examine our friends too closely; few persons are raised in our esteem by a close examination.

Love affairs are the real only education in life.

Good people are good because they've come to wisdom through failure.

No matter what your circumstances are, whether you are in prosperity or in adversity, you can learn from every person, transaction, and circumstance around you.

... To know and love one other human being is the root of all wisdom.

If we were all given by magic the power to read each other’s thoughts, I suppose the first effect would be almost all friendships would be dissolved; the second effect, however, might be excellent, for a world without any friends would be felt to be intolerable, and we should learn to like each other without needing a veil of illusion to conceal from ourselves that we did not think each other absolutely perfect.

Facing difficulties is inevitable. Learning from them is optional.

But that's life. That's what you learn from; when things happen. Especially at your age. You just have to take it in and remember to think afterwards and not forget and never grow bitter.

I'm always inspired by actresses who are older than me. Because I know that person has lived so much more life than I have. There's a whole other toolbox.