Eighteen Random Rules of Life 581.5
I love maxims, those concise capsules of worldly wisdom. I collect them and write them and, of course, love to share them. Here are 18 random rules of life worth posting on your mirror or, better yet, using as dinner-time discussion starters:
- Find the lesson in every failure, and you’ll never fail.
- The likelihood that you’re right is not increased by the intensity of your conviction.
- Real friends help you feel worthy and make you want to be better.
- When you’re in a hole, stop digging.
- Don’t confuse fun with fulfillment or pleasure with happiness.
- Refusing to let go of a grudge is refusing to use the key that will set you free.
- Hating hurts you more than the person you hate.
- Counting on luck is counting on random chance; your odds are much better when you plan and work.
- It’s better to be kind than clever.
- Don’t underestimate the power of persistence.
- The easy way is rarely the best way.
- It’s much easier to burst someone else’s bubble than to blow up your own.
- You can’t avoid pain, but you can avoid suffering.
- Self-pity is a losing strategy; it repels others and weakens you.
- Shortcuts usually produce short success.
- Control your attitude or it will control you.
- It’s more important to be significant than successful.
- The world is waiting for you to heal it.
This is Michael Josephson reminding you that character counts.
Comments
Thank you for sharing this today. It came at the right time. I will be having a better day today because of it.
Posted by: Joyce Bock | August 27, 2008 9:41 AM
WHAT A GREAT RULES OF LIFE. I HOPE TO SHARE THEM WITH MY STUDENTS EVERY DAY.
Posted by: OGA | August 28, 2008 9:20 AM
It's reasonable..! Thank you for sharing this. God bless you all the more!
Posted by: Chery | August 29, 2008 3:21 AM
I like these maxims. I want to share them with my colleagues, and I'm not sure how to cite the author. Are these all created by Michael or should I just say I found them on the Character Counts page?
Posted by: Rey Carr | August 29, 2008 6:16 AM
I heard one of my favorite quotes in a Steven Segal movie -- from the bad guy! It went something like this:
Good fortune favors the prepared mind.
Posted by: Dave | August 29, 2008 12:06 PM
Another favorite:
The harder I work, the luckier I get.
Posted by: Dave | August 29, 2008 12:07 PM
Michael says maybe a third of them are his own, and he may have adapted some of the others. You could cite the list by saying that they were "compiled by Michael Josephson of Josephson Institute" or that you found them on the CHARACTER COUNTS! page.
Posted by: Josephson Institute editor | August 29, 2008 4:10 PM
If I may add one to the wonderful list, it would be...
Do not confuse routine with commitment.
Posted by: Julio Colon | September 1, 2008 8:05 PM
wow! these were awesome! i really enjoyed reading them. in fact im going to use some of them in my health report. thank you
Posted by: Anonymous | September 10, 2008 7:42 PM
thank you for taking the time to remind us that character counts. i listen for you every morning and reflect on what you say. you definitely put things in perspective. thank you so much.
Posted by: roxane | September 30, 2008 7:59 PM