Some folks grow older with birthdays, it's true, But others grow nicer as years widen their view, No one will notice a few wrinkles When a kind, loving heart fills the eyes full of twinkles. If you have tried to do something and failed, you are vastly better off than if you had tried to do nothing and succeeded. The person who is rowing the boat, generally, has little time to rock it. Never explain - your friends do not need it, and your enemies will not believe it anyway. Life should not overpower us, rather, we should overpower Life.
Experience is a wonderful thing.
It enables you to recognize a mistake when you make it again. We cannot direct the wind but we can adjust the sails. Know your limits and exceed them. Perseverance is a matter of hanging on after others have let go. Accomplishments are their own rewards.