Edmund Waller Quotes

I went through a lot, but as I went through it, I learned from the situations.

After crosses and losses men grow humbler and wiser.

Everyone goes through adversity in life, but what matters is how you learn from it.

Life is a series of experiences, each one of which makes us bigger, even though sometimes it is hard to realize this. For the world was built to develop character, and we must learn that the setbacks and grieves which we endure help us in our marching onward.

Everyone has challenges and lessons to learn - we wouldn't be who we are without them.

To make no mistakes is not in the power of man; but from their errors and mistakes the wise and good learn wisdom for the future.

Is life so wretched? Isn't it rather your hands which are too small, your vision which is muddled? You are the one who must grow up.

I want people to learn from me, see I'm human, and understand that I make mistakes just like they do, but it doesn't have to consume you. You've got to walk through the raindrops, and that's totally what I am trying to do.

A man should never be ashamed to own that he has been in the wrong, which is but saying... that he is wiser today than yesterday.

I do believe in the old saying, 'What does not kill you makes you stronger.' Our experiences, good and bad, make us who we are. By overcoming difficulties, we gain strength and maturity.

It's good to have a bad season because you learn a lot about yourself; you become stronger, and you see where you have to improve.

You learn a lot of about people in failure.

I'm grateful for situations that have tested me and shaped me.

Not everybody's journey is easy, and it wouldn't be worthwhile if you can't see what you gained without realizing what kind of battles you've been through, what kind of scars you have.

I'm learning how strong I am, how resilient I am. I'm learning my weaknesses.

Life throws you curveballs and there are things that happen - you don't understand why they happened at the time. But then you step back and understand you're a better fighter and competitor because of the things that happened.

Everybody has seen that I make mistakes. Every single album I have ever made is about love. But I am not going to give up. I have to look at what I do wrong. I rush in, I get swept up, I ignore the signs. But so many of us are guilty of these things. Each time it goes wrong, it's hard. I get really hurt but I have to let myself go: 'What did I do? What can I learn?' And as hard and as hurtful as things get, I want to believe I will be able to go one step higher. I've got to hope that if I keep going I will eventually get it right.

When he is pushed, tormented, defeated, he has a chance to learn something; he has been put on his wits, on his manhood; he has gained facts; learns his ignorance; is cured of the insanity of conceit; has got moderation and real skill.

Teach thy tongue to say 'I do not know', and thou shalt progress.

I learned from my past.

It's a shallow life that doesn't give a person a few scars.

As I have encountered difficult moments in my own life, I have been privileged to learn from the great men I have come to know as a writer.

Unfortunately, it is human nature for us to only learn and grow from a place of emptiness. It's hard to learn when we are winning and on top of the world.

Sometimes the adversities you go through help you become a person you are proud of, and instead of hating what you're going through, maybe bless it because for some reason; it is going to build you into that person that you are proud of being.

The latter part of a wise person's life is occupied with curing the follies, prejudices and false opinions they contracted earlier.