Life Lesson Learner Gifts

"With the cost of heating oil at an all-time high, perhaps you now regret exchanging those sensible Christmas sweaters for the fleeting amusement of toys."

"I'm afraid a certificate of hard knocks from the university of life wont get you a job in computers these days."

Diploma from the School of Hard Knocks

Steve, wanting his children to understand life's ups and downs, had their balloons filled with Xenon.

"Does school really help people with real life?"

'No, Billy, I distinctly said that if you mow the lawn you can halve your allowance. That's why we ask for things in writing.'

"Reality is great for the day to day. But for the really important stuff you need to look elsewhere."

"Ignorance can be cured, but stupidity is forever."

We all do stupid things when we're young

"As you get older, son, you'll learn there's more to life than winning. Actually, it's mostly about money."

Graduation day at the school of hard knocks.

'Money isn't everything you know.'

He who hesitates is five miles past his exit.

'What did you learn at university today?'

A boy is in a hole that he just dug.His uncle says:'You've learned a life lesson today . . . Digging your ass off for treasure only to end up in a septic tank!'

"Vocabulary lesson. Billy Corey taught me the meaning of the word trouble."

Lust never sleeps.

"School of hard knocks"

Just another life lesson son. Nothing in life is free.

"You need to put in 10,000 hours."

"There's a lesson here, son. Being rich doesn't stop it from raining,"

"Put that away. Your money's no good here."

"I throw this ball, you go get it and bring it back — everything else will fall into place."

"Oh indeed I did: I went feral for a year when I was young. It taught me a lot about the world, but about myself too..."

No one has ever been accused of choosing bad relatives.

"Ma, what does 'kosher' mean?"

"Your momma lied to you, boy."

"Winning isn't everything, Josh. Not being the reason your team loses is everything."

"Son, the world is full of disappointments. About 7.7 billion of them."

"I learned one thing today. Attitude trumps aptitude!"

Teacher has two boxes: "Book Smart" and "Street Smart"

"Well, I'm just saying, buying me a cheap used car for graduation is not going to teach me responsibility."

"A man never stands so tall, son, as when he stoops to pick up a quarter."

'I'm sorry Timmy, but if I keep going for help, you'll never learn to take care of yourself,'

" It was a jungle out there, but I quite liked it."