Lists of Words of Wisdom for Men.

MAN RULES:

1. Have principles that you are willing to stand up for. A man who stands fornothing falls for everything.
2. Forgive those who have offended you. A better revenge is to take the higher moral ground. The best revenge is to live well.
3. Forgive those who have hurt you, after you see them hanging.
4. Every aggression should be punished threefold: once for the act, once for the insolence, and once for deterrence.
5. If you are not strong, do not fight for honour’s sake. If you are, do not fight, unless it is in defence. The best fight is the one that never happened.
6. Life is the sum of choices and consequences. If you make the choice, you choose the consequence.
7. Do not suffer fools gladly.
8. Be kind. Everyone you meet is fighting their own battles.
9. Trust is earned. Respect is commanded, not demanded.
10. Do not make a threat or a promise that you do not intend on carrying out on. A man is as good as his word.
11. Your word is your bond.
12. Be whom you wish to seem. The substance should match the form.
13. Be the Michelangelo of your own David.
14. Do not marry before 30.
15. Learn how women think differently from men. It will not only help you know yourself, but save you countless anxiety about the unknown.
16. Seduce women properly or do not seduce them at all. Half-heartedness  is fatal in romance.
17. She is a citadel that you are laying siege on, so be the general to whom fortresses succumb.
18. Bad boys are sexy to girls. Gentlemen are irresistible to women.
19. If in doubt, kiss the girl.
20. Watch her family. If you believe that she is the apple that fell far from the tree, life will teach you to reconsider.
21. There is one set of skills needed to seduce and girl and another to keep her. Know both.
22. Even in matters of the heart, do not abandon your lucidity. We often become most vulnerable to those who profess their love to us.
23. Love is like an orchid garden – it requires an exact set of conditions and mixture of elements or the flowers will wither away. Be a constant gardener.
24. Do not think of any other women when you are in bed with her. If you do, replace any thought immediately with thoughts of her.
25. Having a peaceful home is more important than being right.
26. You are the provider – don’t take her word too seriously if she tries to convince you otherwise. Have respect for feminism, but remember that it didn't cancel evolution.
27. She expects you to lead.
28. Having your heart broken should teach you that you can survive it. Ending a relationship should teach you that you can survive the guilt.
29. When it comes to ex-girlfriends, never go back to what you've left behind.
30. Have one marketable skill that will forever serve you in hard times.
31. Employment you take when you want to learn about an industry at someone else’s risk.
32. Find out what you enjoy and then make it your life’s work. You are bound to be successful if your heart is in it.
33. The only good risk is a calculated risk. Learn how to calculate risk.
34. Failure is only failure if you learnt nothing from it. If you did, consider yourself as investing in your education.
35. Your new position should be an upgrade on your previous position.
36. Be the founder investors love and competitors fear.
37. Always grow the family estate.
38. You never own your patrimony. You merely keep it safe for the next generation.
39. Things should pay for themselves.
40. Capital amounts are for capital investments.  Income is for daily expenditures.
41. If you have to choose, rather regret the things you’ve done than the things you haven’t done.
42. Get things out of your system if you have to – it will make you a better man.
43. When getting things out of your system, remember the long arm of the law.
44. Everything is good in moderation, including moderation. Know your limits.
45. If in doubt, err on the side of caution. There are reasons why women live longer.
46. Discretion is the better part of valour.
47. Play a sport that you can play well into your retirement.
48. A man knows how to ride a horse, use a firearm, play tennis, and swim.
49. Always carry a Swiss Army knife.
50. Live below your means.
51. Only your banker and accountant should know what your means are and this is only because you cannot be discreet about it with them.
52. How a man spends his money is at least as important as how he earns it.
53. Friends are the family nature never gave you.
54. You are the weighted average of your five closest friends.
55. Always make time for people who make time for you.
56. You never have the time until you make the time.
57. Being oh-so-constantly busy is so-oh-last season. Being organised is the new black.
58. A man is judged by his club, but don't assume that the man from the bowls club is a lesser man.
59. They greet you by your clothes. You should look equally good in jeans and loafers as you do in a dinner jacket.
60. Buy a dinner jacket before you are 30. Stay that size.
61. A man should know how to tie a bow-tie.
62. You can have suits in any colour, so long as that colour is charcoal, grey, or navy. Add pinstripes later, if you have to.
63. A gentleman looks good even when he is naked.
64. The only person you should compare yourself to is your former self.
65. A man should know how to dine with kings and how to enjoy a pint with the common man.
66. Adversity will test your character, but success will reveal your true self.
67. Only tossers are mean to the waiter.
68. If you have known a man for longer than 24 hours, his sister, ex, and female friends are out of bounds.
69. Never stop learning. There's a reason why the houses of accomplished men have big libraries while other houses have television as the centrepiece.
70. You have reached wisdom when you are man enough to admit that the only thing you truly know is how much you still don't know.
71. Only teenagers and posers know everything.
72. Just because someone is an idiot doesn't mean they're always wrong. Even a broken clock is right twice a day.
73. When you walk into a room, own it.
74. Art is what separates us from other primates.
75. When buying art, do not go for what is fashionable. Buy what resonates with you.
76. Always bring a bottle of something to the party.
77. Do not go to parties you have not been invited to. Sometimes, avoid parties you have been invited to.
78. Never lose the ability to laugh at yourself. You might miss out on the joke of the century.
79. He who has a why to live for can bear with almost any how.
80. Always remember: rules are for the obedience of fools and for the guidance of wise men.
81. A wise man listens to his own counsel.
82. Learn to wet shave.
83. Always look a person in the eye when you talk to them.
84. Buy high quality tools, so you only have to buy them once.
85. Never hit anyone unless they are an immediate threat.
86. Never take her to the movies on the first date.
87. Nothing looks more badass than a well-tailored suit.
88. Brush your teeth before you put on your tie.
89. A small amount of your paycheck should go directly to your savings account every month.
90. Call Mom and Dad every week.
91. Never wear a clip-on tie.
92. Give a firm handshake.
93. Never leave a pint unfinished.
94. If you aren’t confident, fake it. It will come around.
95. You can tell the size of a man by the size of things that bother him.
96. Be conscious of your body language.
97. The only reason to ever point a gun at someone is if you intend to shoot them. Period.
98. Always stand to shake someone’s hand.
99. Never lend anything you can’t afford to lose.
100. Ask more than you answer. Everybody likes to talk about themselves.
101. Never have sex with anyone that doesn’t want it as much as you.
102. Go for women out of your league. You may end up surprised.
103. Manliness is not only being able to take care of yourself, but others as well.
104. Go with the decision that will make for a good story.
105. When you walk, look straight ahead, not at your feet.
106. Nice guys don’t finish last, boring guys do.
107. Don’t let the little head do the thinking for the big head.
108. No matter their job or status, everyone deserves your respect.
109. The most important thing you can learn is personal responsibility. Bad things happen; it’s your job to overcome them.
110. The first one to get angry loses.
111. A man does what needs to be done without complaining.
112. Never stop learning.
113. Always go out into public dressed like you’re about to meet the love of your life.
114. If you’re the smartest person in the room, you’re in the wrong room.
115. Luck favors the prepared.
116. Women find confidence sexy as hell.
117. No one is on their deathbed wishing they spent more time at work.
118. Never cancel a dinner plan by text.
119. If a street performer makes you stop walking, you owe them a buck.
120. Never change the sports club(s) you support.
121. You get only one chance to notice a new haircut.
122. When entrusted with a secret, keep it.
123. Just because you can, doesn't mean you should.
124. If you are staying more than one night, unpack.
125. Never park in front of a bar.
126. Expect the seat in front of you to recline, adjust accordingly.
127. Never lie to your Doctor.
128. All guns are loaded (take this both literally and metaphorically)
129. The best way to show thanks is to wear it.
130. Take a vacation from your cell-phone, TV and internet once in a while.
131. A handshake beats an autograph (and a selfie too :P)
132. If you want to know what makes you unique, sit for a caricature.
133. Never get a haircut or shave on the special day.
134. Never eat lunch at your desk, if you can avoid it.
135. It's never too late for an apology.
136. Don't pose with booze, it's unbecoming.
137. You don't get to choose your nickname.
138. When you marry someone, you marry their entire family.
139. Under no circumstances you should ask a lady if she is pregnant/virgin. (Unless it is bound by privilege) 
140. No one ever said that a speech was short.
141. Invest in great luggage.
142. Make time for your mother on your birthday, it's her special day.
143. Sympathy is a crutch, don't fake a limp.
144. Give credit, take blame.
145. Suck it up every now and then.
146. Don't ogle.
147. Stand up to the bullies, you have to do it only once.
148. If you have made your point, stop talking.
149. Admit it when you are wrong.
150. If you offer to help, don't quit until the job is done.
151. Look people in the eye when you thank them.
152. Thank the bus driver, waiter, trash picker, laundry guy etc.
153. Never answer phone calls at dinner table.
154. Know at least one good joke.
155. Know how to cook.
156. It's ok to go to the movies by yourself.
157. Dance with your mother/father.
158. Always thank the host.
159. If you don't understand, ask before it's too late. (A class in its dying minutes is exempted)
160. Know the size of your girlfriend/boyfriend's clothes.
161. Be a good listener, don't just wait for your turn to talk.
162. Always, carry your mother's bags.
163. Be patient with airport security, they are just doing their job.
164. Don't be a talker at the movies.
165. The opposite sex likes people who shower and smell good.
166. Learn to change the tire.
167. Be kind and courteous to everyone.
168. An hour with grandparents is a  time well spent.
169. Don't litter.
170. Never make a professional call between 9pm and 9am.
171. Take care of the small things and the big things will take care of themselves.
172. You are never too old to need your mom.
173. Know the words of the national anthem and important political position holders of your country.
174. Your dance moves may not be the best, but making a fool out of yourself is much more fun than sitting on the bench.
175. Smile at strangers. (don't over do it, you may creep people out)
176. If you HAVE to fight, punch first and punch hard.
177. You can chose what to do and what not to, the consequences of it, not so much in your hand.
178. Hold the door for the person behind you, if you enter first irrespective of the other person's gende.