lessons learned

Don't walk barefoot in clover.

Reality never lives up to fantasy.

In the workplace, everyone is replaceable.

Pick the flowers.  That's what they're there for.

Sex and love are two completely different things.

Words mean things.  Choose them carefully.

Hold your tongue and guard your heart.

Kindness is underrated.

Mean people aren't nice.

"A man of words and not of deeds is like a garden full of weeds."

If someone wants your opinion, they will ask for it.  Otherwise, keep your opinion to yourself.

Some things are better left unsaid.