Rules For Life and Thoughts To Guide Behavior

1

Never attribute to malice that which can
be adequately explained by stupidity.
- Hanlon's Razor (w/ thanks to William of Occam)

Corollary 1: Never attribute to malice ... by greed.

2

If you want to save face, keep the lower part closed.
- the Perfesser

3

TANSTAAFL: There ain't no such thing as a free lunch
- Robert Heinlen

4

Even stupid questions have answers.
- Charlie Brown

5

Sturgeon's Law: 90% of anything is crap.
- Theodore Sturgeon

6a

To avoid your life set many goals.
To waste your life set none.
- tt bear

6b

Make it something you're doing,
not something you're not doing.
- R. Landin

6c

You can't turn back the clock,
but you can wind it up again
- anon

7

Don't ask a question if you can tolerate only one answer.
- tt bear

8

Never try to teach a pig to sing, it just wastes your time ... and annoys the pig.
- Robert Heinlen

9a

It's often better to be happy than right.
- tt bear

9b

... disputing, contradicting, and confuting people are generally unfortunate in their affairs. They get victory, sometimes, but they never get good will, which would be of more use to them.
- Ben Franklin

9c

A benevolent man should allow a few faults in himself, to keep his friends in countenance.
- Ben Franklin

10a

Never confuse motion with action.
- Ben Franklin

10b

Random stomping seldom kills bugs.
- anon

11

The glass may be neither half full nor half empty, merely overly large.
- tt bear

12

If you let your wallet do your thinking, you're sitting on your brains.
- Dave Jackson

13

Be truthful at all times. Be forthcoming when
your motives are questioned; given opportunity,
others will imagine worse than you could do.
- tt bear

14

Shit happens.
- anon