Thursday, July 8, 2010

WORDLY WISE: SOME ADVICE GETS BETTER WITH THE YEARS

1. Keep matters in suspense.

2. Know your best quality.

3. Never exaggerate.

4. Adapt to those around you.

5. Associate with those you can learn from.

6. Don’t be tiresome.

7. Plan for bad fortune while your fortune is good.

8. Don’t talk about yourself.

9. The wise do sooner what fools do later.

10. Never complain.

11. Do but also seem.

12. Don’t be made of glass.

13. Don’t live in a hurry.

14. Follow through on your victories.

15. Quit while you are ahead.



- by Balthasar Graciản (1601-1658)

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