Lefler's Laws

[Dave V]

Does anyone remember that Star Trek Next Gen episode where Wesley Crusher meets Ensign Robin Lefler?
She was way out of his league, but she was nice to him anyway.
Robin Lefler's Laws were a series of one hundred and two personal adages. "Every time I learn something essential," she explained, "I make up a law about it, so I never forget."
Her laws included:
#1. You can only count on yourself.
#12. Execution is nine-tenths of the job.
#17. When all else fails, do it yourself.
#29. The sightseeing's just as good on the way home.
#36. You gotta go with what works.
#46. Life isn't always fair.
#83. Whenever you've eliminated the impossible, whatever remains, however improbable, must be the truth.
#91. Always watch your back.
I'm guessing her numbering was based on their creation order, but obviously #91 needs to be in the top 10!
What are some observations/lessons/rules to live by you've learned from experience or from someone you respect that we might consider adding to our own info quivers?

 

[Pearl]

"Do your job to the best of your abilities and don't ask what the other guy is making ($)! The man who owned the ranch my Dad worked on taught me this! Less experienced help would ask why my Dad made more and why he was taken care of so well! The owner would tell them the above statement, and tell them to continue working hard and learning and they too would reap the benefits!!

 

[d_marsh]

Some of Marsh's laws:

1. Self awareness is very important. Believe in yourself but embrace your limitations.

2. Regrets serve no purpose other than to provide good or bad life lessons. Drive on.

3. Don't compare yourself to others. Just be who you are and live your life.

4. Worry only makes the situation worse than it really is. Sometimes it poisons the mind.

5. Don't just stand by and let evil happen. Win, lose or draw: fight and fight hard.

6. Don't let those amazing moments in life pass you by. Slow down and live it.

7. Avoid going into debt if at all possible. And I don't just mean financially.

8. Learn to differentiate between the battles worth fighting and the ones to walk away from.

9. Fix it, deal with it or eliminate it. Life is too short to get stuck. I added this one recently.

10. Find a higher power and have a deeply personal relationship through it.

 

[joel]

Always look out for trouble, so when it finds you, you will be prepared.
Listen more than you talk, learn from other people mistakes.
Teach your youth all the things you wish someone had taught you.
The little red hen had it right.
To stop learning is to die.
Be a monster, control the Monster.
If it not worth jail time or death, walk away.

 

[Amish Heart]

The Little Red Hen did have it right. I like that one.

 

[Mountain trapper]

If it doesn't affect the rotation of the earth, don't worry about.