Sometimes the best things to know are the simplest said. With that said, here's 16 important things to learn, as told through Bill Watterson's comic strip "Calvin and Hobbes."

1. Art is purely subjective.

2. Why go over or under a problem when you can go through?

3. Sometimes the best things are the simplest things.

4. Know thyself.

5. There's a great, big, universe outside.

6. How to handle your chores.

7. Being cool is overrated.

8. Fear is a terrific motivator.

9. Every so often you just need something like this.

10. Because it feels great to celebrate the smallest thing!

11. How many of us have wanted to write this on a test?

12. Be careful what you leave to the next generation.

13. We learn some pretty important messages through unconventional means.

14. Question everything!

15. Know what you'll work for.

16. And finally, sometimes the best thing to do at any moment is nothing at all.

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