- Never speak badly of anyone - get others to do so for you.
- Guard your reputation with your life.
- Do not directly ask for the help of others – appeal to their self-interests.
- Accept gifts but refuse charity.
- Know that ‘good enough’ is not good enough.
- Avoid the affairs of others.
- Know when you have been beaten.
- Take advantage of every situation.
- Increase your worth through absence.
- Understand the thin line between confidence and cocky.
- Avoid assuming responsibility.
- Do everything with confidence, and others will follow you.
- Know that praise in moderation earns favour.
- Do not forget that all actions have consequences.
- Never make decisions with a clouded mind.
- Learn to recognise the difference between good intentions and good actions.
- Do not fear the person with everything but rather the person with nothing.
- Your past can and will be held against you – show your capacity for change.
- Measure success by the difference between what you had and what you have.
- Never curse in the presence of women or children.
- Know that nothing in life is deserved – everything is earned.
- Do not make empty promises.
- Know when to be persistent and when to stop.
- Greet with a clear voice and a firm handshake.
- Give to the deserving – not to the needy.
- If you don’t have what you want, work harder.
- Defeat enemies completely and entirely.
- Surround yourself with like-minded people.
- Respect and understand different cultures and traditions.
- Use your emotions to push you forward – not hold you back.
- Remember to say ‘please’ and ‘thankyou’ regardless of your status.
- Know that pain must be felt in order to grow.
- Avoid conflict but never run away from it.
- Be wary of compliments and aware of the intentions behind them.
- Acknowledge your flaws before they can be used against you.
- If you show weakness, you must also show perseverance.
- Never settle for less than what you want.
- Always be punctual - expect the same from others.
- Do not boast of your accomplishments.
- Put your own happiness first.
- Respect few and trust even fewer.
- Never borrow money nor lend it.
- Take every opportunity.
- Distance yourself from the unhappy and the unlucky.
- Seek maximum reward for minimum action.
- Time your actions and speech carefully.
- Know that an addiction is weakness whilst a passion is strength.
- Realise that time spent complaining is time wasted.
- Many people will have many opinions – know that few of them will matter.
- Never exaggerate - the only thing it inflates is disbelief.
- Strive to learn something new every day.
- Adapt speech and behaviour to that of your company.
- Always have a backup plan.
- Keep and value those who are loyal.
- Never doubt the abilities of others.
- Do not let your emotions control you.
- Know your worth.
- Keep your composure at all times.
- Let go of anger.
- Know that a dream without action will stay a dream.
- Question everything.
- Welcome criticism and discussion.
- Know that it is your pains and sufferings that give your life value.
- Reflect on the difference between your thoughts and actions daily.
- Do not mistake beauty for virtue.
- Bring out the best in those around you.
- Know that not all battles need to be fought to be won.
- Remember that a problem only exists if it is acknowledged.
- If you receive, you should most definitely give back.
- Know that knowledge is useless if it is not applied.
- Make time to spend with your family.
- Know that that you are responsible for your own happiness and your own suffering.
- Live a life worthy of remembrance.
- Love what you do.
- Trust your gut feeling.
- Appreciate the ability to read and write.
- If you’re not going to give something your best effort, do not give it any at all.
- Be a man before even trying to be anything else.
- Know that people are sadder than they appear to be.
- Learn the law and exploit it for your own benefit.
- Demand perfection from yourself and others.
- Study words – the ability to communicate should not be overlooked.
- Speak of what you have done - not of what you wish to do.
- Be jealous but never show it.
- Keep your personal life and business separate.
- Take every opportunity.
- Know that the sooner things are started, the sooner they are finished.
- Be willing to pay for quality
- Know that pain, no matter how severe, is temporary.
- Differentiate between what you want and need.
- Do not force your opinions onto others – it shouldn’t be necessary.
- Master the basics.
- Know that any relationship will require effort on your behalf.
- Avoid an idle mind and body.
- Restrain bad thoughts before they become bad actions.
- Learn to smile without reason.
- Always speak the truth but limit how much of it is spoken.
- Do not appear to be hardworking – make everything seem effortless.
- Be kind to everyone (initially).
- Know that life will go on without you.
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