The golden rule. If you don’t have anything nice to say, don’t say anything at all.

My grandfather (who died well before my time), but I picked up the saying from my mum;

“Pray to God, but row to shore”

My sister gave me the following to bring me up from the depths of despair, and to bring me back to earth before I make an Icarus of myself:

“This too shall pass”

It ain’t cheating if you don’t get caught.

Not the most noble thing to say, but I follow it from time to time ( mainly in inconsequential things as of now ) Sometimes you gotta cheat to get ahead in whatever you are doing, so just don’t get caught.

“Everything that can go wrong, will go wrong”

Made quite a few enemies and traumas by being paranoid af.

1: It’s weird to not be weird

2: Hate only the hateful

3: Be intolerant of intolerance

Be the change you want to see in the world.

Live every week like it’s shark week.

Never be bored. Your life will be more joyful if you do a lot of activities and your brain is always active and doing something

If the women didn’t find you handsome, they should at least find you handy

If you encounter a problem once fix it. If you encounter it twice fix it but note it might be recurring. If you encounter it thrice consider a permanent solution.

Leave it better than you found it

I’ve got better things to do than survive.

(Just in case anyone gets this wrong: Survival alone is usually quite little to keep you happy, so it’s about going for the stuff you want and taking the risks you need to get there. Anytime I worry about making myself vulnerable, I tell myself this.)

The cure to all of life’s problems is salt water: sweat, tears, or the sea.

“I pretended to be the person I wanted to be until I became that person, or he became me.” Attributed to Cary Grant. On the days I wake up feeling miles away from the person I want to be, I can pretend.

treat people how THEY want to be treated. don’t treat people how YOU want to be treated, cuz you aren’t the same as everyone else.

golden rule is trash.