Tuesdays with Morrie: An old man, a young man, and life's greatest lesson

by Mitch Albom

“Accept what you are able to do and what you are not able to do”; “Accept the past as past, without denying it or discarding it”; “Learn to forgive yourself and to forgive others”; “Don’t assume that it’s too late to get involved.”

‘Love is the only rational act.’

“A teacher affects eternity; he can never tell where his influence stops.”

Sure, people would come visit, friends, associates, but it’s not the same as having someone who will not leave.

“This is part of what a family is about, not just love, but letting others know there’s someone who is watching out for them.

What she mostly wanted, he learned, was the same thing many people want—someone to notice she was there.

“Mitch, if you’re trying to show off for people at the top, forget it. They will look down at you anyhow. And if you’re trying to show off for people at the bottom, forget it. They will only envy you. Status will get you nowhere.

When Morrie was with you, he was really with you. He looked you straight in the eye, and he listened as if you were the only person in the world.

there is no such thing as “too late” in life.