What To Do

Support the strong, give courage to the timid, remind the indifferent, and warn the opposed. - Whitney Young

 And treat yourself kindly.

Folowing Elephants

You don't let the guy with the broom control how many elephants are in the parade. - Merlin Mann

Listen, but don't automatically act on others opinions.

Route to Happiness

Happiness, that grand mistress of the ceremonies in the dance of life, impels us through all its mazes and meanderings, but leads none of us by the same route. - Charles Caleb Colton 


Beware of prescriptions for happiness - the route will probably be wrong.


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What to Do?

Ask not what the world needs. Ask what makes you come alive... then go do it. Because what the world needs is people who have come alive. - Howard Thurman


What great advice for those seeking a career!


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The Source

There is a misleading, unwritten rule that states if a quote giving advice comes from someone famous, very old, or Greek, then it must be good advice. - Bo Bennett

Not only misleading, but wrong. 

Remembering Charm

When a man spends his time giving his wife criticism and advice instead of compliments, he forgets that it was not his good judgment, but his charming manners, that won her heart. - Helen Rowland

She should likewise remember what won his heart.

Don't Be Late

Things may come to those who wait, but only the things left by those who hustle. - Abraham Lincoln

Particularly good advice when the dinner bell rings.

Weather Is Like Advice

The trouble with weather forecasting is that it's right too often for us to ignore it and wrong too often for us to rely on it. - Patrick Young

Kind of like advice!

Selective Agreement

The fellow that agrees with everything you say is either a fool or he is getting ready to skin you. - Kin Hubbard

The only exception are those you are mentoring. If they are smart they might question but never argue.

Karl's Mom

If Karl, instead of writing a lot about capital, had made a lot of it, it would have been much better. - Karl Marx's Mother

Better, not for just him and his mom, but for millions of people.

Castor Oil Advice

Advice is like castor oil, easy enough to give but dreadful uneasy to take. - Josh Billings





Some folks avoid taking their Castor oil at all costs, even though they would benefit from the taking.

The Marriage Casserole

A good marriage is like a casserole, only those responsible for it really know what goes in it. – Anonymous



Remember this the next time someone tells you what makes a good marriage. You may want to add their advice as an ingredient to your casserole but it won't make the whole dish.

Human Plan

A human being should be able to change a diaper, plan an invasion, butcher a hog, conn a ship, design a building, write a sonnet, balance accounts, build a wall, set a bone, comfort the dying, take orders, give orders, cooperate, act alone, solve equations, analyze a new problem, pitch manure, program a computer, cook a tasty meal, fight efficiently, die gallantly. Specialization is for insects. - Lazarus Long in Time Enough for Love by Robert Heinlein



This is my second most favorite quote. Think about giving it as a graduation present for it may cause the graduate to realize how much is left to learn.