Instructions for Life:

(1) - Take into account that great love and great achievements involve great risk.

(2) - When you lose, don't lose the lesson.

(3) - Follow the three ‘R’s’:

•  - Respect for self;
•  - Respect for others; 
•  - Responsibility for all your actions.

(4) - Remember that not getting what you want is sometimes a wonderful stroke of luck.

(5) - Learn the rules so you know how to break them properly.

(6) - Don't let a little dispute injure a great friendship.

(7) - When you realize you've made a mistake, take immediate steps to correct it.

(8) - Spend some time alone every day.

(9) - Open your arms to change, but don't let go of your values.

(10) - Remember that silence is sometimes the best answer.

(11) - Live a good, honorable life. Then when you get older and think back, you'll be able to enjoy it a second time.

(12) - A loving atmosphere in your home is the foundation for your life.

(13) - In disagreements with loved ones, deal only with the current situation. Don't bring up the past.

(14) - Share your knowledge. It's a way to achieve immortality.

(15) - Be gentle with the earth.

(16) - Once a year, go someplace you've never been before.

(17) - Remember that the best relationship is one in which your love for each other exceeds your need for each other.

(18) - Judge your success by what you had to give up in order to get it.

(19) - Approach love and cooking with reckless abandon.

 - Dalai Lama.