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21 Lessons I Have Learned in 21 Years

Don't speak when you are angry

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21 Lessons I Have Learned in 21 Years
  1. Treat others how you want to be treated
  2. Tell your friends that you love them while you have the chance
  3. You cannot please everyone – so choose who’s opinion matters to you, and forget the rest
  4. Don’t speak when you are angry
  5. And don’t make choices while you are upset
  6. Time is a commodity, spend it wisely
  7. People will forget what you said, but not how you made them feel
  8. Travel while you are young and have the chance
  9. You’re allowed to be wrong, just make sure you can admit it
  10. Someone is praying for something that you are complaining about – so be grateful
  11. The best way to save money is to fold it over and put it in your pocket
  12. Every time you say yes to something, you say no to something else
  13. Success is what you make it – enjoy the small victories
  14. Jealousy is a wasted emotion
  15. You can never be overeducated or overdressed
  16. Honesty really is the best policy
  17. If it will not matter in five years, don’t spend more than five minutes crying about it
  18. If you never ask, you will never know
  19. Leave every person and place better than you found them
  20. It is better to wait for a long time.. then marry wrong
  21. Every day you should try to be the person that your dog thinks you are
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