At a rather general level, the analysis has borne out the earlier lessons.

My own early lessons in the civilized life sadly didn't take.

"It was an early lesson for me: men don't stick around, so you had better grow up to take care of yourself," she said.

After his early lessons, he appears to have been self-taught.

One early lesson was, if you want to sell something, find the decision maker.

It was an early lesson about how this crazy business works.

It was a helpful early lesson, he decided even then.

She said it had given her an "early lesson" in positive race relations.

Those early lessons about the importance of making a living have not been tuned out.

One of my early lessons was that everything has a price.