18 Crucial Life Lessons You Should’ve Learned Before 40

You don't only live once; you live multiple lives within one.
Life becomes easier and more beautiful when we can see the good in other people.
You can cut all the flowers, but you cannot keep spring from coming.
Let others' actions speak for them. People will show you far more than they will tell you.
Everything that you do, you are creating dots. You can connect those dots in the later part of life and understand why you did what you did.
Commitment is what gets you started, consistency is what gets you somewhere, and persistence is what keeps you going.
You can fall in love more than once.
You don't need to worry much when someone you love leaves you. Most of the time, it's for the good.
If someone is trying to bring you down, it only means you are above them.

Don't make promises if you have no intention to fulfill them. It might not mean anything to you, but it could mean the whole world to someone else.
Going back to your ex is like having a shower and putting dirty underwear back on.
Keep an open mind and act like an artist, but think, fail, and learn like a scientist.
You don't find your purpose somewhere else; you create your purpose exactly where you are and you bear meaning to it.
Your entire life can change in an instant, so instead of passively taking what you have for granted, be grateful for it and do whatever good you can with it.
You grow rich when you seek new experiences, not material things.
Action breeds more clarity than thought. So you can't think your way into a new life; you have to act your way into one.
The life you experience is simply a reflection of your mindset.
Chasing happiness will lead you to misery until you realize that happiness is the way.