A Gathering of Wisdom

If you could give your grandchildren/children a bit of wisdom, what would you share with them?

When you look back on life, love is the only thing that will matter.

I agree with Tess, love and understanding.

In practical terms, I taught my children that the most important actions were truth(especially to themselves) and kindness.

>4 2wonderY: A big plus 1 to that! Getting that message about truth through to children (and too many adults) is tough, though. :-(

>4 2wonderY: I told them a lie is hard to remember.

Take lots of pictures.

>4 2wonderY:
>5 TempleCat:

I also taught my children that omission can be a lie or a partial truth.

>7 WholeHouseLibrary: great advice!

Life is short, live every day to the fullest!

From a movie or book, I can't remember:
Two things money can't buy:
1. Character
2 Silence

I've always been partial to Mae West's observation "You only live once but if you do it right once is enough."