Some advice...

I got these off the Internet...

1. You can’t change other people, and it’s rude to try.

2. If you’re talking to someone you don’t know well
...you may be talking to someone who knows way more about whatever you’re talking about than you do.

3. The cheapest and most expensive models are usually both bad deals

4. Everyone likes somebody who gets to the point quickly

6. Children are remarkably honest creatures
...until we teach them not to be

7. If everyone in the TV show you’re watching is good-looking
...it’s not worth watching.

8. Yelling always makes things worse.

9. Every problem you have is your responsibility
...regardless of who caused it.

10. Every passing face on the street represents a story
...every bit as compelling and complicated as yours

11. Anger reveals weakness of character
...violence even moreso

12. Those who complain the most
...accomplish the least

13. Putting something off makes it instantly harder and scarier.

14. A person who is unafraid to present a candid version of herself to the world is as rare as diamonds.

15. The most common addiction in the world is the draw of comfort
...it wrecks dreams and breaks people.

16. Blame is the favorite pastime of those who dislike responsibility.

17. Everyone you meet is better than you at something.

18. What makes human beings different from animals is that animals can be themselves with ease.

19. Self-examination is the only path out of misery.

20. Revenge is for the petty and irresponsible.

21. High quality is worth any quantity
...in possessions, friends and experiences

22. The world would be a better place if everyone read National Geographic.

23. If you aren’t happy single
...you won’t be happy in a relationship

24. Emotions exist to make us strongly biased towards or against something
...this hinders as often as it helps
...emotions are overrated

25. There is nothing worse than having no friends.

26. Try as we might to be otherwise, we are all hypocrites.

27. Stuff that’s on sale usually has an annoying downside.

28. Casual swearing makes people sound dumb.

29. Words are immensely powerful
...one cruel remark can wound someone for life

30. It’s easy to make someone’s day just by being uncommonly pleasant to them.

31. Most of what children learn from their parents isn’t taught on purpose.

32. The secret ingredient is usually butter, in obscene amounts.

33. It is worth re-trying foods that you didn’t like at first.

34. Nothing — ever — happens exactly like you pictured it.

35. When you break promises to yourself, you feel terrible
...when you make a habit of it, you begin to hate yourself

36. A good nine out of ten bad things I’ve worried about never happened
...a good nine out of ten bad things that did happen never occurred to me to worry about

37. Sometimes you have to remove certain people from your life
...even if they’re family

38. Anyone can be calmed in an instant by looking at the ocean or the stars.

39. Breaking new ground only takes a small amount more effort than you’re used to giving.

40. Life is a solo trip, but you’ll have lots of visitors
...some of them are long-term, most aren’t

41. The fewer possessions you have, the more they do for you.

42. When you’re sick of your own life, that’s a good time to pick up a book.

43. There is no point finishing a book you aren’t enjoying
...life is too short for that
...swallow your pride and put it down for good
...unfinished

44. Wishing things were different is a great way to torture yourself.

45. The ability to be happy is nothing other than the ability to come to terms with how things change.