Life's Little Instruction Book
-- H. Jackson Brown, Jr.

• Never deprive someone of hope; it might be all they have.
• Be kinder than necessary.
• Become the most positive and enthusiastic person you know.
• Commit yourself to constant improvement.
• Don't major in minor things.
• Never waste an opportunity to tell someone you love them.
• Take charge of your attitude. Don't let someone else choose it for you.
• Take care of your reputation. It's your most valuable asset.
• Never underestimate the power of a kind word or deed.
• Watch for big problems. They disguise big opportunities.
• Believe in love at first sight.
• Talk slow but think quick.
• Give people more than they expect and do it cheerfully.
• Always put something in the collection plate.
• Turn enemies into friends by doing something nice for them.
• Remember that a good example is the best sermon.
• Don't let weeds grow around your dreams.
• Don't take good friends, good health, or a good marriage for granted.
• Pray. There is immeasurable power in it.
• Remember that great love and great achievements involve great risk.
• Judge your success by what you had to give up in order to get it.
• Never ignore evil.
• Earn your success based on service to others, not at the expense of others.
• Never let the odds keep you from pursuing what you know in your heart you were meant to do.
• Spoil your wife, not your children.
• Never be too busy to meet someone new.
• To help your children turn out well, spend twice as much time with them and half as much money.
• Remember that life's most treasured moments often come unannounced.
• Become the world's most thoughtful friend.
• Rebuild a broken relationship.
• Protect your enthusiasm from the negativity of others.
• Never resist a generous impulse.
• Don't live with the brakes on.