1. Make up your
mind to be happy. Learn to find pleasure
in simple things.
2. Make the best of your
circumstances. No one has everything, and
everyone has something of sorrow intermingled with gladness of life. The
trick is to make the laughter outweigh the tears.
3. Don't take yourself
too seriously. Don't think that somehow you should be protected from
misfortune that befalls other people.
4. You can't please
everybody. Don't let criticism worry you.
5. Don't let your
neighbor set your standards. Be yourself.
6. Do the things you
enjoy doing but stay out of debt.
7. Never borrow trouble.
Imaginary things are harder to bear than real ones.
8. Since hate poisons the
soul, do not cherish jealousy, avoid people who make you
unhappy.
9. Have many interests.
If you can't travel, read about new places.
10. Don't hold
postmortems*. Don't spend
your time brooding over sorrows or mistakes. Don't be one who never gets over
things.
11. Do what you can for
those less fortunate than yourself.
12. Keep busy at
something. A busy person never has time to be unhappy.
*Postmortems: An examination made
after death to determine its cause.
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