18 Random Rules of Life

These are all such wise words. Wise things to take some time to think about. Take some time to ponder and consider. Each might mean a little something to you..but the meaning is by far the most important. Some of these I know I can work on and think about.

What about you ? Is there any of these you can think about ? Ponder ? Work them in or out of your life ?


Eighteen Random Rules of Life I love maxims, those concise capsules of worldly wisdom.


I collect them and write them and, of course, love to share them.

Here are 18 random rules of life worth posting on your mirror or, better yet, using as dinner-time discussion starters.

1. Find the lesson in every failure, and you'll never fail.
2. The likelihood that you're right is not increased by the intensity of your conviction.
3. Real friends help you feel worthy and make you want to be better.
4. When you're in a hole, stop digging.
5. Don't confuse fun with fulfillment, or pleasure with happiness.
6. Refusing to let go of a grudge is refusing to use the key that will set you free.
7. Hating hurts you more than the person you hate.
8. Counting on luck is counting on random chance; your odds are much better when you plan and work.
9. It's better to be kind than clever.
10. Don't underestimate the power of persistence.
11. The easy way is rarely the best way.
12. It's much easier to burst someone else's bubble than to blow up your own.
13. You can't avoid pain, but you can avoid suffering.
14. Self-pity is a losing strategy; it repels others and weakens you.
15. Shortcuts usually produce short success.
16. Control your attitude or it will control you.
17. It's more important to be significant than successful.
18. The world is waiting for you to heal it.

- Michael Josephson

It's a funny thing about life; If you refuse to accept anything but the very best, you will often get it. - W. Somerset Maugham