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LIFE'S LITTLE INSTRUCTION BOOK
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Compliment three people every day.
Have a dog.
Watch a sunrise at least once a year.
Remember other people's birthdays.
Never mention being on a diet.

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Have a firm handshake.
Look people in the eye.
Say "thank you" a lot.
Say "please" a lot.
Learn to play a musical instrument.

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Sing in the shower.
Use the good silver.
Learn a card trick.
Plant flowers every spring.
Own a great stereo system.

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Be the first to say, "Hello."
Live beneath your means.
Drive inexpensive cars, but own the best house you can afford.
Buy great books even if you never read them.

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Be forgiving of yourself and others.
Learn three clean jokes.
Wear polished shoes.
Floss your teeth.
Drink champagne for no reason at all.

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Ask for a raise when you feel you've earned it.
If in a fight, hit first and hit hard.
Return all things you borrow.
Teach some kind of class.
Be a student in some kind of class.

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Never buy a house without a fireplace.
Buy whatever kids are selling on card tables in their front yards.
Once in your life own a convertible.
Treat everyone you meet like you want to be treated.

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Learn to identify the music of Chopin, Mozart, and Beethoven.
Plant a tree on your birthday.
Donate two pints of blood every year.
Make new friends but cherish the old ones.

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Keep secrets.
Take lots of snapshots.
Take a kid to the zoo.

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Life's Little Instruction Book I, II, III by H. Jackson Brown, Jr.

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Don't postpone joy.
Write "thank you" notes promptly.

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Never give up on anybody. Miracles happen every day.

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