Don't be trapped by what others expect or succumb to their options

Don't take the wrong side of an argument just because your opponent has taken the right side.

Don't allow yourself to be held hostage by the opinion of others.

Do not take the agenda that someone else has mapped out for your life.

Know when to tune out, if you listen to too much advice you may wind up making other peoples mistakes.

Never take your position for granted and never let any favors you receive go to your head.

Avoid having your ego so close to your position that when your position falls, your ego goes with it.

Yield to temptation...it may not pass your way again!

When people think the world of you, be careful with them.

Do not try to seem wise to others.

Avoid the precepts of those thinkers whose reasoning is not confirmed by experience.

Don't follow leaders.

One of the mistakes which some political analysts make is to think that their enemies should be our enemies.

You shouldn’t act as a spokesperson for someone who’s trying to impose his will on you.