WORDS TO THE WISE

* Learn like you are going to live forever; live like your going to die tomorrow.
* Punctuality is the courtesy of kings.
* If you are a fisherman don’t give your children fish, teach them how to fish.
* The young man knows the rules but the old man knows the exceptions.
* Be careful what you set your heart upon for it will surely be yours.
* Spend time with your mother; she is cooler than you think.
* Nothing good ever happens after 3:00am.
* Keep your word – reputations are won in inches and lost in miles.
* When you are going through hell just keep on going.
* On matters of style, swim with the current and on matters of principal, stand like a rock.
* Courage is not the lack of fear it is acting in spite of it.
* Hide not your talents. They for use were made. What’s a sundial in the shade?
* Courtesy is as much a mark of a gentleman as courage.
* When you greet a person look them straight in the eyes and shake their hand firmly and solidly.
* Remember first names.
* Be like a duck – remain calm on the surface and paddle like hell underneath.
* Don’t screen phone calls.
* Write thank you notes.
* Hold doors, pull out chairs and easy on the swears.
* Don’t confuse efforts with results.
* If you are a thoroughbred don’t train with donkeys.
* Practice random acts of kindness and compassion often.
* Upsets are usually caused by unfulfilled expectations – be clear with everyone on your and their expectations.
* You will find fulfillment by “pushing through comfort barriers” and obliterating the status quo.
* “Imua”- Hawaiian chant that means whether you know where you are going or not – go and go hard!
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