A Zen Proverb states that, “It takes a wise man to learn from his mistakes, but an even wiser man to learn from others.” It is the year 2016. Millions of people have lived on the earth, walked the land and breathed the air before us. To strive to become better and wiser people we must embrace those before us. We must learn from others. Here are some quotes from those before us. These people have made an impact in their times and are sure to still make a difference today. So cherish these thoughts and lessens. Embrace them. And live by them.

“Live as if you were to die tomorrow. Learn as if you were to live forever.” –Mahatma Gandhi

“For beautiful eyes, look for the good in others, for beautiful lips, speak only words of kindness, and for poise, walk with the knowledge that you are never alone.” –Audrey Hepburn

“The past is a ghost, the future a dream, and all we ever have is now.” –Bill Cosby

“We should all start to live before we get too old. Fear is stupid. So are regrets.” –Marilyn Monroe

“Sow a thought and you reap an action;

Sow an act and you reap a habit;

Sow a habit and you reap a character;

Sow a character and you reap a destiny.” –Ralph Waldo Emerson

“That’s the real trouble with the world, too many people grow up.” –Walt Disney

“As you think, so shall you become.” –Bruce Lee

“Effort and courage are not enough without purposeand direction.” –John F. Kennedy

“If you cannot do great things, do small things in a great way.” –Napoleon Hill

“If today were the last day of your life, would you want to do what you are about to do today?” –Steve Jobs

“The future depends on what you do today.” –Mahatma Gandhi

“To live is the rarest thing in the world. Most people just exist.” –Oscar Wilde

“It is up to you to see the beauty of everyday things.” –Unknown

“Someday, everything will make perfect sense. So for now, laugh at the confusion, smile through the tears, and keep reminding yourself that everything happens for a reason.” -John Mayer

“When I was 5 years old, my mother always told me that happiness was the key to life. When I went to school, they asked me what I wanted to be when I grew up. I wrote down “happy.” They told me I didn’t understand the assignment and I told them they didn’t understand life.” –John Lennon

“Failure should be our teacher, not our undertaker. Failure is delay, not defeat. It is a temporary detour, not a dead end. Failure is something we can avoid only by saying nothing, doing nothing, and being nothing.” –Denis Waitley

“People are often unreasonable and self-centered. Forgive them anyway.

If you are kind, people may accuse you of ulterior motive. Be kind anyway.

If you are honest, people may cheat on you. Be honest anyway.

If you find happiness, people may be jealous. Be happy anyway.

The good you do today may be forgotten tomorrow.

Do good. Give the world the best you have

And it may never be enough. Give your best anyway.

For you see, in the end, it is between you are God.

It was never between you and them anyway.” –Mother Theresa

“Learn from yesterday, live for today, hope for tomorrow.” –Albert Einstein