1. Do not walk behind
me, for I may not lead. Do not walk ahead
of me, for I may not follow. Do not
walk beside me either. Just pretty
much leave me alone.<\/p>\n2. The journey of a thousand miles begins with a broken fan belt
and leaky
tire.<\/p>\n
3. It’s always darkest before dawn. So if you’re going to
steal your neighbor’s newspaper, that’s the time to do it.<\/p>\n
4. Don’t be irreplaceable. If you can’t be replaced, you can’t
be promoted.<\/p>\n
5. Always remember that you’re unique. Just like everyone else.<\/p>\n
6. Never test the depth of the water with both feet.<\/p>\n
7. If you think nobody cares
if you’re alive, try missing a
couple of car payments.<\/p>\n
8. Before you criticize someone, you should walk a mile in their
shoes. That way, when you
criticize them, you’re a mile away and you
have their shoes.<\/p>\n
9. If at first you don’t succeed, skydiving is not for you.<\/p>\n
10. Give a man a fish and he will eat for a day. Teach him how
to fish, and he will sit in a boat
and drink beer all day.<\/p>\n
11. If you lend someone $20 and never see that
person again, it was probably worth it.<\/p>\n
12. If you tell the truth, you
don’t have to remember anything.<\/p>\n
13. Some days you’re the bug; some days
you’re the windshield.<\/p>\n
14. Everyone seems normal until you get to know
them.<\/p>\n
15. The quickest way to double your money is to fold it in
half and put it back in your pocket.<\/p>\n
16. A closed mouth gathers no
foot.<\/p>\n
17. Duct tape is like ‘The Force’. It has a light side and
a dark side, and it holds the universe together.<\/p>\n
18. There are two approaches to arguing with women. Neither one
works.<\/p>\n
19. Generally speaking, you aren’t learning much when your lips
are moving.<\/p>\n
20. Experience is something you don’t get until just after you
need it.<\/p>\n
21. Never miss a good chance to shut up.<\/p>\n
22. Never, under any
circumstances, take a sleeping pill and a
laxative on the same
night.
<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n
<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/p>\n
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