I have put asterisk/star beside those aphorisms that are (to me) most egregiously false:
> Everything is temporary, including yourself.
*> You will never be satisfied with what you have until you die.
*> Greed drives the economy, and the economy drives greed.
> Having more friends does not guarantee your happiness.
*> Your best friends will be the first ones to let you down when you run into
difficulties.
> Money isn’t everything, but everything needs money.
*> Everyone is selfish but makes a poor job of not showing it. // s/b *good job*
> Value yourself first before you ask others to value you.
*> Nobody knows what will happen in the future. // true but everyone knows some aspect of
// the future related to their SME domain.
*> You will never understand success if you have never tasted failure.
> You are defined by what you know; not what you own
*> Doing is better than thinking. //? Always think first then do. *Both* are needed.
*> Forgiveness is the hardest mountain to climb. // Not true. Holding a grudge is harder!
*> The life you want to live is defined by you.
> Some people are simply not your match, and some people were never designed
to become your friends.
> Sometimes bad things happen to good people.
> Education is not the key to success. Knowing how to use education is the
key to success. //Yes, but... (you have to *have* education before you can learn how to use it.)
> The government was never designed to give to you; it was designed to take what
you have. //Government is not for those governed--it serves the governors
*> Most cultures and beliefs steer you in the wrong direction; it’s entirely
up to you to discover and create your own culture and beliefs.
> Whom you surround yourself with defines you; and what they think, say or
believe, infects you.
> Negativity far outnumbers positivity, but positivity far outweighs negativity.
> The optimistic mind is like a river that cuts through rocks and mountains. // true, but it //often takes too
// long.
*> Foolishness is a disease that steals people’s dreams.
*> An ostrich that buries its head in the sand and two people who are madly in
love are the same. They ignore the fact that everybody else is looking at
them.
> The poverty of the mind is worse than the poverty of material things.
*> The most difficult mission on earth is to focus on your dreams; the easiest
task is to complain.
*> Stay away from naysayers; they will never be happy for you when you win. //who cares?
//love who you love--
//even "naysayers"
*> Never, ever, think small. That’s not what your Maker was thinking when He
designed you with the ability to think. // Often small is appropriate.
*> Trust yourself first, before you ask others to trust you. //simplistic bullshit
> Never take life for granted. Many people are dreaming to have your life.