Give people more than they expect and do it cheerfully.
Memorize your favorite poem.
Don't believe all you hear, spend all you have, or loaf 1 all your time.
When you say “I love you,” mean it.
When you say, “I'm sorry,”look the person in the eye.
Believe in love at first sight2.
Never laugh at anyone's dreams. People who don't have dreams don't have much.
Love deeply and passionately3. You may get hurt, but it's the only way to live life completely.
In disagreements, fight fairly, no name calling4.
Don't judge people by their relatives, or by the life they were born into.
Teach yourself to speak slowly but think quickly.
When someone asks you a question you don't want to answer, smile and ask, “Why do you want to know?”
Take into account5 that great love and great achievements involve great risk.
Call your mother.
Say “bless you”6 when you hear someone sneeze7.
When you lose, don't lose the lesson.
Follow the three “Rs”: Respect for self, Respect for others, Responsibility for all your actions.
Don't let a little dispute injure a great friendship.
When you realize you've made a mistake, take immediate steps to correct it.
Smile when picking up the phone. The caller will hear it in your voice.
Spend some time alone.
Open your arms to change, but don't let go of 8 your values.
Remember that silence is sometimes the best answer.
Read more books, watch less TV.
Live a good, honorable life. Then when you get older and think back, you'll be able to enjoy it a second time.
A loving atmosphere9 in your home is the foundation for your life. Do all you can to create a tranquil10, harmonious11 home.
In disagreements with loved ones, deal only with the current situation. Don't bring up12 the past.
Don't just listen to what someone is saying. Listen to why they are saying it.
Share your knowledge. It's a way to achieve immortality13.
Be gentle with the earth.
Never interrupt when you are being flattered14.
Mind your own business.
Once a year, go some place you've never been before.
If you make a lot of money, put it to use helping others while you are living. It is wealth's greatest satisfaction.
Remember that not getting what you want is sometimes a wonderful stroke of luck15.
Remember that the best relationship is one in which your love for each other exceeds16 your need for each other.
Judge your success by what you had to give up in order to get it.
Live with the knowledge that your character is your destiny17.
给予他人的要比他们期待的多，并且要内心充满快乐。
牢记你最喜爱的诗歌。
不要听信别人的话，不要倾囊而尽，不要虚度宝贵的光阴。
说“我爱你”时，请说到做到。
说“对不起”时，看着对方的眼睛。
要相信一见钟情的爱情。
永远不要嘲笑别人的梦想。没有梦想的人没有希望。
深情热烈地去爱吧，你或许会受伤，但这是获得完整人生的惟一途径。
与他人产生分歧时，进行公正的反驳，但不要谩骂他人。
不要依据一个人的社会关系或出生来判断某人。
说话要学会慢条斯理，思考要学会快速敏捷。（君子敏于思而讷于言。）
当他人问及一个你不想回答的问题时，不妨微笑着反问：“你为什么想知道呢？”
记住伟大的爱情和伟大的成功总是包含着巨大的风险。
常给母亲打电话。
听到别人打喷嚏时说一声“上帝保佑”。
万一失去什么时，千万别失去教训。
遵循3R原则：即尊重自我，尊重他人，对所有的行为负责。
不要让小小的争论伤害了深厚的友谊。
意识到自己犯了错误的时候，迅速采取措施加以改正。
拿起电话的时候微笑吧。对方会从你的声音中听出来。
花一些时间自我独处。
张开双臂拥抱生活中的变化，但不要丢掉你现有的价值观。
记住沉默有时是最好的回答。
少看电视多读书。
过一种美好正直的生活。晚年时回首往事，你就能再次重温生活的甘甜。
家里爱的氛围是生活的基石。尽你所能营造一个安宁、和谐的家吧。
与你所爱的人有了分歧时，要就事论事，不要提及过去。
不要只听别人说了些什么，要仔细倾听他们为何这么说。
与别人分享你的知识。这是取得不朽的途径之一。
善待地球。
别人奉承你时，不要打断他。
管好自己的事情。
每年一次造访一个从没到过的地方。
如果你赚了很多钱，请在有生之年用它来帮助他人，这是财富带给你的最大满足。
记住得不到自己想要的东西有时是不可多得的幸运。
记住最好的关系是这样一种关系：你们对彼此的爱超出了对彼此的需要。
判断成功的标准是你放弃了什么从而得到了什么。
始终记住你的性格就是你的命运。
1. loaf v． 虚度光阴
2． love at first sight 一见钟情
3． passionately adv． 充满热情地
4． call v． [俗] 责备，非难
5． take into account 重视，考虑
6． bless you 长命百岁！（西俗，在自己或别人打喷嚏时说）
7． sneeze [sni?蘼z] v． 打喷嚏
8． let go (of) 放弃
9． atmosphere n． 气氛
10． tranquil adj． 安静的
11． harmonious adj． 和谐的， 协调的
12． bring up 此处意为 “提出”
13． immortality n． 不朽，不朽的声名
14． flatter v． 奉承，阿谀
15． a stroke of luck 意外的好运
16． exceed v． 超越， 胜过
17． destiny n． 命运