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* PatrioticFervor:
-->'''1036.''' Be thankful you were born in this great country.
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''Life's Little Instruction Book'' is an advice and self-help book released in three volumes throughout TheNineties, and is the magnum opus of Tennessee writer Horace Jackson Brown, Jr.

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''Life's Little Instruction Book'' is an advice and self-help book released in three volumes throughout TheNineties, and is the magnum opus of Tennessee writer Horace Jackson Brown, Jr.
Jr. (March 14th, 1940 -- November 30th, 2021)
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* HeelRealization: {{Downplayed|Trope}}.
-->'''1514.''' Question your prejudices.
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-->''804.''' When you're lost, admit it, and ask for directions.

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-->''804.-->'''804.''' When you're lost, admit it, and ask for directions.
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* DirectionlessDriver:
-->''804.''' When you're lost, admit it, and ask for directions.
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* MarryingForLove:

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* MarryingForLove:MarryForLove:

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* AffluentAscetic:
-->'''17.''' Live beneath your means.



* ForgottenBirthday:
-->'''4.''' Remember other people's birthdays.



* MarryingForLove:
-->'''509.''' Marry only for love.



'''846.''' Just because you earn a decent wage, don't look down on those who don't. To put things in perspective, consider what would happen to the public good if you didn't do your job for 30 days. Then, consider the consequences if sanitation workers didn't do their jobs for 30 days. Now, whose job is more important?\\

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'''846.''' Just because you earn a decent wage, don't look down on those who don't. To put things in perspective, consider what would happen to the public good if you didn't do your job for 30 days. Then, consider the consequences if [[WhyWeNeedGarbagemen sanitation workers workers]] didn't do their jobs for 30 days. Now, whose job is more important?\\


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* NonAnswer:
-->'''555.''' When someone asks you a question you don't want to answer, smile and ask, "Why do you want to know?"


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* SingingInTheShower:
-->'''11.''' Sing in the shower.
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'''814.''' Never eat liver at a restaurant. Some things should be done only in the privacy of one's home.

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'''814.''' Never eat liver at a restaurant. [[LampshadeHanging Some things should be done only in the privacy of one's home.home]].
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* BaldnessAngst: Best not exacerbate it.

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* BaldnessAngst: Best not exacerbate it.BaldnessAngst:
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* DespairEventHorizon:
-->'''138.''' Never deprive someone of hope; it might be all they have.
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* WorkingThroughTheirEmotions:

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-->'''943.''' When you get really angry, stick your hands in your pockets.\\
'''1510.''' When you're angry, take a thirty-minute walk, when you're really angry, chop some firewood.

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-->'''943.''' When you get really angry, stick your hands in your pockets.\\
'''1510.''' When you're angry, take a thirty-minute walk, when you're really angry, chop some firewood.


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* WorkingThroughTheirEmotions:
-->'''1510.''' When you're angry, take a thirty-minute walk; when you're really angry, chop some firewood.

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-->'''814.''' Never eat liver at a restaurant. Some things should be done only in the privacy of one's home.

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-->'''814.-->'''401.''' Don't ever watch hot dogs or sausage being made.\\
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-->'''401.''' Don't ever watch hot dogs or sausage being made.\\
'''545.''' Never pick up anything off the floor of a cab.

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-->'''401.''' Don't ever watch hot dogs or sausage being made.\\
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-->'''545.''' Never pick up anything off the floor of a cab.



* StreetMusician:
-->'''390.''' Street musicians are a treasure. Stop for a moment and listen; then leave a small donation.



* StreetMusician:
-->'''390.''' Street musicians are a treasure. Stop for a moment and listen; then leave a small donation.
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* PainToTheAss:
-->'''1466.''' Never squat with your spurs on.
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* {{Squick}}:
-->'''401.''' Don't ever watch hot dogs or sausage being made.\\
'''545.''' Never pick up anything off the floor of a cab.



'''1065.''' When no great harm will result, let your children do it their way, even if you know they are wrong. [[InvokedTrope They will learn more from their mistakes than from their successes.]]

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'''1065.''' When no great harm will result, let your children do it their way, even if you know they are wrong. [[InvokedTrope They will learn more from their mistakes than from their successes.]]successes]].
* TooMuchInformation:
-->'''742.''' Keep your private thoughts private.
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* TheLawOfConservationOfDetail:
-->'''177.''' Learn to recognize the inconsequential; then ignore it.

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'''846.''' Just because you earn a decent wage, don't look down on those who don't. To put things in perspective, consider what would happen to the public good if you didn't do your job for 30 days. Then, consider the consequences if sanitation workers didn't do their jobs for 30 days. Now, whose job is more important?

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'''846.''' Just because you earn a decent wage, don't look down on those who don't. To put things in perspective, consider what would happen to the public good if you didn't do your job for 30 days. Then, consider the consequences if sanitation workers didn't do their jobs for 30 days. Now, whose job is more important?important?\\
'''1181.''' Be especially courteous to receptionists and secretaries; they are the gate-keepers.

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-->'''943.''' When you get really angry, stick your hands in your pockets.

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-->'''943.''' When you get really angry, stick your hands in your pockets.\\
'''1510.''' When you're angry, take a thirty-minute walk, when you're really angry, chop some firewood.
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* CrazyPrepared:
-->'''981.''' Be better prepared than you think you need to be.


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* HopeBringer:
-->'''1157.''' Offer hope.


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* KidsDrivingCars:
-->'''948.''' Never leave a youngster in the car without taking the car keys.


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* PhotoBoothMontage:
-->'''1069.''' Take some silly photos of yourself and a friend in an instant photo booth.


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* RiddleForTheAges:
-->'''970.''' Let some things remain mysterious.
* RudelyHangingUp:
-->'''1144.''' If you dial a wrong number, don't just hang up; offer an apology.


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* SmileTropes:
-->'''525.''' When you feel terrific, notify your face.
* SplashOfColor:
-->'''992.''' Buy a red umbrella. It's easier to find among all the black ones, and it adds a little color to rainy days.


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* SuppressedRage:
-->'''943.''' When you get really angry, stick your hands in your pockets.
* SurpriseParty:
-->'''1110.''' Throw a surprise birthday party for a friend.
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* OffTheRecord:
-->'''894.''' Never say anything to a news reporter that you don't want to see on the front page of your local paper. Comments made "off the record" seldom are.

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