MAXIM FOR LIFE
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- Give people more than they expect and do it cheerfully.
- Memorize your favorite poem.
- Don't believe all you hear, spend all you have or sleep all you
want.
- When you say, "I love you", mean it.
- When you say, "I'm sorry", look the person in the eye.
- Be engaged at least six months before you get married.
- Believe in love at first sight.
- Never laugh at anyone's dreams.
- Love deeply and passionately. You might get hurt but it's the only
way to live life completely.
- In disagreements, fight fairly. No name calling.
- Don't judge people by their relatives.
- Talk slow but think quick.
- When someone asks you a question you don't want to answer, smile
and ask, "Why do you want to know?".
- Remember that great love and great achievements involve great risk.
- Call your mom.
- Say "bless you" when you hear someone sneeze.
- When you lose, don't lose the lesson.
- Remember the three R's: Respect for self, Respect for others,
Responsibility for all your actions.
- Don't let a little dispute injure a great friendship.
- When you realize you've made a mistake, take immediate steps to
correct it.
- Smile when picking up the phone. The caller will hear it in your
voice.
- Marry a man you love to talk to. As you get older, his
conversational skills will be as important as any other.
- Spend some time alone.
- Open your arms to change, but don't let go of your values.
- Remember that silence is sometimes the best answer.
- Read more books and watch less TV.
- Live a good, honorable life. Then when you get older and think
back, you'll get to enjoy it a second time.
- Trust in God but lock your car.
- A loving atmosphere in your home is so important. Do all you can
to create a tranquil harmonious home.
- In disagreements with loved ones, deal with the current situation.
Don't bring up the past.
- Read between the lines.
- Share your knowledge. It's a way to achieve immortality.
- Be gentle with the earth.
- Pray -- there's immeasurable power in it.
- Never interrupt when you are being flattered.
- Mind your own business.
- Don't trust a man who doesn't close his eyes when you kiss him.
- Once a year, go someplace you've never been before.
- If you make a lot of money, put it to use helping others while you
are living. That is wealth's greatest satisfaction.
- Remember that not getting what you want is sometimes a stroke of
luck.
- Learn the rules then break some.
- Remember that the best relationship is one where your love for
each other is greater than your need for each other.
- Judge your success by what you had to give up in order to get it.
- Remember that your character is your destiny.
- Approach love and cooking with reckless abandon.
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