The more sand has escaped from the hourglass of our life, the clearer we should see through it.
Treat failure as a lesson on how not to approach achieving a goal, and then use that learning to improve your chances of success when you try again. Failure is only the end if you decide to stop.
Older and wiser voices can help you find the right path, if you are only willing to listen.
The young man knows the rules, but the old man knows the exceptions.
Be brave. Take risks. Nothing can substitute experience.
Experience is something you don't get until just after you need it.
After a while the scars serve as their own layer of armor.
Diablo - II