1. Make up your mind to be happy. Learn to find
pleasure in simple things.
2. Make the best of your circumstances. No one has
everything, and everyone has something of sorrow
intermingl ed with gladness of life. The trick is to
make the laughter outweigh the tears.
3. Don't take yourself too seriously. Don't think that
somehow you should be protected from misfortune
that befalls other people.
4. You can't please everybody. Don't let criticism
worry you.
5. Don't let your neighbour set your standards. Be
yourself.
6. Do the things you enjoy doing but stay out of
debt.
7 . Never borrow trouble. Imaginary things are
harder to bear than real ones.
8. Since hate poisons the soul, do not cherish
jealousy. Avoid people who make you unhappy.
9. Have many interests. If you can't travel, read
about new places.
10. Don't hold postmortems. Don't spend your time
brooding over sorrows or mistakes. Don't be one
who never gets over things.
11. Do what you can for those less fortunate than
yourself.
12. Keep busy at something. A busy person never
has time to be unhappy.
