What's the best life advice you've ever received?

  • Buy high quality tools, so you only have to buy them once
  • If you do not take care of it, you do not deserve to have it
  • Never hit anyone unless they are an immediate threat
  • Every hat should serve a purpose
  • Never take her to the movies on the first date
  • Nothing looks more badass than a well-tailored suit
  • Always look a person in the eye when you talk to them
  • Buy a plunger before you need a plunger
  • Exercise makes you happy
  • Brush your teeth before you put on your tie
  • A small amount of your paycheck should go directly to your savings account every month
  • Never wear a clip-on tie
  • Give a firm handshake
  • Compliment her shoes
  • If you aren’t confident, fake it
  • You can tell the size of a man by the size of things that bother him
  • Be conscious of your body language
  • Always stand to shake someone’s hand
  • Never lend anything you can’t afford to lose
  • Ask more than you answer
  • Never have sex with anyone that doesn’t want it as much as you
  • Go for women out of your league
  • Manliness is not only being able to take care of yourself, but others as well
  • You either run the day, or the day runs you
  • When you walk, look straight ahead, not at your feet
  • Nice guys don’t finish last, boring guys do
  • You miss 100 percent of the shots you don’t take
  • Find your passion and figure out how to get paid for it
  • Don’t let the little head do the thinking for the big head
  • No matter their job or status, everyone deserves your respect
  • The most important thing you can learn is personal responsibility
  • The first one to get angry loses
  • A man does what needs to be done without complaining
  • Never stop learning
  • Always go out into public dressed like you’re about to meet the love of your life
  • Don’t change yourself just to make someone happy
  • If you’re the smartest person in the room, you’re in the wrong room
  • Victory loves preparation
  • Women find confidence sexy as hell
  • Do whatever you want to do, but be the best at it
  • Do the right thing without expecting anything in return
  • You’re here for a good time, not a long time
  • There are four types of people you encounter: pople who like you for the wrong reasons, people who like you for the right reasons, people who dislike you for the wrong reasons, and people who dislike you for the right reasons. The latter is the only one you should be concerned about.
  • When it is most difficult to say the word no, it is usually the most important time to say it.
  • Don't compare yourself with someone else and always follow your passion.
  • Never spend more than you earn.
  • Pick your partner carefully, it actually says a ton about you, and will have a gigantic effect on your day to day life.
  • Always listen to your gut instinct, that's millions of years of evolution trying to keep you out of trouble.
  • Don't water the tree your noose is tied to.
  • Never attribute to malice that which can be explained by ignorance.
  • Never compare your success to someone else's achievements.
  • The only person you should honestly compare yourself to us the person you were yesterday.
  • Be as kind as you can be in all situations, but never mistake kindness for weakness.
  • The mark of a truly good person is how well he treats those with less power.
  • Question the things your told not to with the most scrutiny. Credulity is not a virtue.
  • Do what you love but in all things you do, be as informed as you can, for your mind is the sharpest tool you have.
  • Remember that those who have the most, have the most to give.
  • Measure twice, cut once.
  • With great power comes great responsibility.
  • Dont drink too much in pubs. The soberest guy at the end of the night gets the hottest girls.
  • If you're going to do drugs, don't do them in a parked car.
  • Don't ever let anyone make you feel like you are less than them.
  • You are no better or worse than anyone else, you will have it better than some and worse than some, you can't change that fact but you can control how you treat people.
  • Try and do the right thing, it doesn't matter if you screw up sometimes but try.
  • Challenge your own beliefs, ask questions, don't stagnate.
  • True strength is found in how much you can absorb without compromising who you are.
  • Staying true to yourself, is the only yardstick by which to measure strength.
  • Don't be a victim.
  • People seldom judge you as harshly as you are judging yourself.
  • Always be respectful of a working man and let them get their job done.
  • If a girl does not like you, it is not her fault.
  • Sometimes things don't work out.
  • Don't be afraid to take a chance, you'll only live to regret the chances you don't take.
  • You can't always get what you want, but if you try sometimes, you might find, you get what you need.
  • The only time you want to look into someone else's plate is to make sure he has something on it.
  • You should strive in all your undertakings to be a reflective thoughtful person.
  • Choose a hard major, and make sure it's one that has entry level job prospects. If you spend less time in college partying than you can spend way more time after college partying, and in way cooler places.
  • Be the type of man you'd want your son to be or your daughter to marry.
  • Don't fear adulthood and responsibilities.
  • Be true to yourself, don't listen to or worry about anything anyone else says or does.
  • Don't finance everything. If you can't afford it, don't buy it. A house is just about the only exception.
  • Believe none of what you hear and only half of what you see.
  • You can teach people anything except common sense.
/r/AskReddit Thread