| 1. Give people more than they expect and do it cheerfully. |
| 2. Memorize your favorite poem. |
| 3. Don't believe all you hear, don't spend all you have or don't
sleep 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. |
| 9. Love deeply and passionately. You might 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. |
| 12. Talk slow but think quick. |
| 13. When someone asks you a question you don't want to answer,
smile |
| and ask, "Why do you want to
know?" |
| 14. Remember that great love and great achievements involve great
risk |
| 15. Call your mom. |
| 16. Say "bless you" when you hear someone sneeze. |
| 17. When you lose, don't lose the lesson. |
| 18. Remember the three R's: 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 someone you love to talk to. As you get older, their |
| conversational skills will be as
important as any other skill. |
| 23. Spend 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 and watch less TV. |
| 27. Live a good, honorable life. Then when you get older and
think |
| back, you'll get to enjoy it a
second time. |
| 28. Trust in God, but lock your car. |
| 29. A loving atmosphere in your home is so important. Do all you
can to |
| create a tranquil harmonious home. |
| 30. In disagreements with loved ones, deal with the current
situation; |
| don't bring up the past. |
| 31. Read between the lines. |
| 32. Share your knowledge. It's a way to achieve immortality. |
| 33. Be gentle with the earth. |
| 34. Pray -- there's immeasurable power in it. |
| 35. Never interrupt when you are being flattered |
| 36. Mind your own business. |
| 37. Don't trust someone who doesn't close their eyes when you
kiss them |
| 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. That is wealth's
greatest satisfaction. |
| 40. Remember that not getting what you want is sometimes a stroke
of luck. |
| 41. Learn the rules then break some. |
| 42. Remember that the best relationship is one where your love
for each |
| other is greater than your need
for each other. |
| 43. Judge your success by what you had to give up in order to get
it. |
| 44. Remember that your character is your destiny. |
| 45. Approach love and cooking with reckless abandon. |
