Life Rules!

Here's some good rules for life, but I haven't went along with all of them...

1.Give people more than they expect and do it cheerfully.
2.Memorize your favourite poem.
3.Don't believe all you hear, spend all you have, or loaf all you want.
4.When you say, "I love you," mean it.
5.When you say, "I'm sorry," look the person in the eye.
6.Be engaged at least six months before you get married.
7.Believe in love at first sight.
8.Never laugh at anyone's dreams. People who don't have dreams don't have much.
9.Love deeply and passionately. You may get hurt, but it's the only way to live life completely.
10.In disagreements, fight fairly. No name-calling.
11.Don't judge people by their relatives, or by the life they were born into.
12.Teach yourself to speak slowly but think quickly.
13.When someone asks you a question you don't want to answer, smile and ask, "Why do you want to know?"
14.Take into account that great love and great achievements involve great risk.
15.Call a relative.
16.Say "bless you" when you hear someone sneeze.
17.When you lose, don't lose the lesson.
18.Follow the three Rs: Respect for self, Respect for others, Responsibility for all your actions.
19.Don't let a little dispute injure a great friendship.
20.When you realize you've made a mistake, take immediate steps to correct it.
21.Smile when picking up the phone. The caller will hear it in your voice.
22.Marry a person you love to talk to. As you get older, his/her conversational skills will be even more important.
23.Spend some time alone.
24.Open your arms to change, but don't let go of your values.
25.Remember that silence is sometimes the best answer.
26.Read more books. Television is no substitute.
27.Live a good, honorable life. Then when you get older and think back, you'll be able to enjoy it a second time.
28.Trust in God but lock your car.
29.A loving atmosphere in your home is the foundation for your life. Do all you can to create a tranquil, harmonious home.
30.In disagreements with loved ones, deal only with the current situation. Don't bring up the past.
31.Don't just listen to what someone is saying. Listen to why they are saying it.
32.Share your knowledge. It's a way to achieve immortality.
33.Be gentle with the earth.
34.Pray or meditate. There's immeasurable power in it.
35.Never interrupt when you are being flattered.
36.Mind your own business.
37.Don't trust anyone who doesn't close his/her eyes when you kiss.
38.Once a year, go someplace you've never been before.
39.If you make a lot of money, put it to use helping others while you are living. It is wealth's greatest satisfaction.
40.Remember that not getting what you want is sometimes a wonderful stroke of luck.
41.Learn the rules so you know how to break them properly.
42.Remember that the best relationship is one in which your love for each other exceeds your need for each other.
43.Judge your success by what you had to give up in order to get it.
44.Live with the knowledge that your character is your destiny.
45.Approach love and cooking with reckless abandon.

And now for some real quotes!

"When you reach the end of your rope, tie a knot in it and hang on."
-Thomas Jefferson


"Whether you think you can or think you can't, you're right."
-Henry Ford


"You know you've read a good book when you turn the last page and feel as if you've lost a friend."


"What's mean to be will always find a way."
-Deborah Crabtree


After awhile you learn the subtle difference between holding a hand and chaining a soul, And you learn that love doesn't mean leaning and company doesn't mean security, And you begin to learn that kisses aren't contracts and presents aren't promises, And you begin to accept your defeats with your head up and your eyes open, with the grace of an adult, not the grief of a child, And you learn to build all your roads on today because tomorrow's ground is too uncertain for paths. After awhile you learn that even sunshine burns if you get too much. So plant your garden and decorate your own soul, instead of waiting for someone to bring your flowers. And you learn that you really can endure... That you really are strong, And you really do have worth."
-Veronica A. Shoffstall


"You never lose by loving. You always lose by holding back."
-Barbara DeAngelis


I guess I'm learning little by little that we decide what our lives will be. Things happen to us, but it's our reaction that matters."
-Felicity


The best and most beautiful things in the world cannot be seen or even touched. They must felt with the heart.
-Helen Keller


Never look down upon anybody unless you are helping him up
-Jesse Jackson


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