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     Dear Reader,

Thank you for taking the time to look at these 

instructions for life. Included here is a collection of quotes 

concerning the many different life lessons a person can learn 

throughout their lifetime. Some of these come from the novel To 

Kill A Mockingbird which is full of life lessons that are 

scattered thoughout the story. Many of these lessons proved to be 

valuable to the growth of the main character of the story. Same 

goes for many other life lessons others have taught us to go 

by in our life. Even though my family 

specifically doesn't really give out life lessons, I only 

usually learn them from people that I look up to. Life 

lessons are good for people. They can help you more than they 

can hurt you. They really don't hurt you, because they are 

like warnings for the bad stuff out in the world today. They are 

just little helpful hints that get you through life in a 

different perspective. I hope these instructions for life are 

helpful and that the life lessons included are 

beneficial.

     Sincerely,

     Daira L.

TKAM

"You never really understand a person until 

you consider things from his point of 

view...until you climb around in his skin and 

walk around in it."

                   ~ Atticus

What this quote means is that you cannot 

judge a person purely out of looks alone, you 

can only truly judge someone as soon as you 

understand what that person’s been though in 

life. When people judge others on sight, they 

may be misunderstood. Both Jem and Scout 

learn this lesson throughout the entire book 

when looking at Boo Radley.

"...I wanted you to see what real courage is, 

instead of getting the idea that courage is a 

man with a gun in his hand. It's when you 

know you're licked before you begin but you 

begin anyway and you see it through no 

matter what."

             ~Atticus

What this quote means is that people should 

learn how to fight with their heads instead of 

using violence. In this scene, Atticus was 

teaching Jem on how to be courageous in any 

situation he may be put in without a need for a 

weapon of some sort.

“As you grow older, you'll see white men cheat 

black men every day of your life, but let me 

tell you something and don't you forget it-

whenever a white man does that to a black 

man, no matter who he is, how rich he is, or 

how fine a family he comes from, that white 

man is trash.”

             ~Atticus

What this quote means is that people should 

treat others as equals no matter what they 

look like. What Atticus probably means when 

he says “ no matter who he is, how rich he is, 

or how fine a family he comes form, that white 

man is trash,” is that no matter what anybody 

looks like, it’s just wrong to treat others like 

they are inferior oneself. This is demonstrated 

best with Tom Robinson and Bob Ewell and the 

situation they were put in.

Lessons I learned or 

go by...

Many of the life lessons

 I personally agree with and 

go by mainly come from either

 the internet, movies, 

books, or from people 

that I look up to.

What This quote means to me is that whoever 

you are or appear to be, it's how you act that 

really makes the difference. I've come across 

many "fake" friends all thoughout my life, 7th 

grade especially. Even though a person may 

seem nice at first, actually get to know them 

before you tell them anything important. Save 

that for real friends.

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