{"id":2475,"date":"2016-11-09T07:45:49","date_gmt":"2016-11-09T12:45:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bygeorgejournal.ca\/?p=2475"},"modified":"2016-11-07T07:03:42","modified_gmt":"2016-11-07T12:03:42","slug":"modern-day-maxims-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bygeorgejournal.ca\/?p=2475","title":{"rendered":"Modern-Day Maxims (2)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Action speaks louder than words but not nearly as often. \/ Success is \u2026 more attitude than aptitude. \/ Of all the things you wear, your expression is the most important. \/ If you can laugh at it then you can live with it. \/ If you must cry over spilled milk then please try to condense it. \/ It&#8217;s not the load that breaks you down, it&#8217;s the way you carry it. \/ Behavior is the mirror in which everyone shows their image. \/ Make friends before you need them. \/ A friend walks in when everyone else walks out. \/ The smallest good deed is better than the grandest intention. \/ Our favorite attitude should be gratitude. \/ The greatest of all faults is to imagine you have none. \/ Too many of us speak twice before we think. \/ Everyone has 20\/20 hindsight. \/ It is much easier to be critical than to be correct. \/ It is no crime not to be perfect. \/ If others have sinned you need not mention it. \/ No man knows less than the man who knows it all. \/ Patience carries a lot of wait. \/ One who lacks courage to start has already finished. \/ A quitter never wins, a winner never quits. \/ Break a bad habit &#8211; Drop it. \/ Don&#8217;t learn safety rules simply by accident. \/ Failing to prepare, we prepare to fail. \/ Past failures are guideposts for future success. \/ There is no right way to do a wrong thing. \/ Don&#8217;t think there are no crocodiles just because the water is calm. \/ There can be no rainbow without a cloud and a storm. \/ Seek joy in what you give not in what you get. \/ Procrastination is the thief of time. \/ Success comes in cans &#8211; failure comes in can&#8217;ts. \/ Anger is one letter short of danger \/ 2\/3 of promotion is motion. \/ Having a sharp tongue can cut your own throat. \/ Life is what happens while you are making other plans. \/ A person of words and not deeds is like a garden full of weeds. \/ It&#8217;s better to be trusted than liked: underpromise &#8211; overperform. \/ All the flowers of tomorrow are in the seeds of today. \/ You always pass failure on the way to success. \/ Don&#8217;t let lack of praise nip you in the bud. \/ The surest way to go broke is to sit around and wait for a break. \/ The only thing worse than an alarm going off is the one that doesn&#8217;t. \/ Growing old is when fun is a lot more work. \/ An ego trip won&#8217;t get you anywhere. \/ The difference between ordinary and extraordinary is just that little extra. \/ If you want the rainbow you gotta put up with the rain. \/ A natural tendency is to want to be understood rather than understand. \/ Keep your heart a little softer than your head. \/ Feed your faith and doubt will starve to death. \/ The happiness of your life depends on the quality of your thoughts.<\/p>\n<p>.<\/p>\n<p><em>Chris George, providing reliable PR &amp; GR counsel and effective advocacy. 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