1. Keep skid chains on your
tongue.
Always say less than you think.
Cultivate a low, persuasive voice .
How you say it often counts more
than what you say.
2. Make promises sparingly
and keep them faithfully ,
no matter what the cost.
3. Never let an opportunity pass to say a
kind and encouraging word to
or about somebody .Praise good work ,
regardless of who did it.
4.Be interested in others: their pursuits,
their work, their home and their families.
Make merry with those who rejoice,
with those who weep...mourn.
Let everyone you meet,
however humble, feel that you regard
him as a person of importance.
5. Be cheerful. Don't burden or depress those
around you by dwelling on
your aches or pains and
small disappointments.
Remember, everyone is
carrying some kind of burden .
6. Keep an open mind. Discuss but don't argue.
It is a mark of a superior mind to be able to
disagree without being disagreeable.
7. Let your virtues speak for themselves.
Refuse to talk about the vises of others.
Discourage gossip.
It is a waste of valuable time and
can be destructive and hurtful.
8. Take into consideration the feelings of others.
Wit and humor at the expense of another
is never worth the pain that may be inflicted.
9. Pay no attention to ill-fated remarks about you.
Remember the person who carried the message
may not be the most accurate reporter in the world .
Simply live a good life so nobody will believe him.
10. Don't be anxious about the credit due you.
Do your best and be patient.
Forget about yourself and let others "remember."
Success is much sweeter that way.
*From a newspaper clipping from years ago.*
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