Hey, some of them were pretty smart, for dead people.
Take F.Scott Fitzgerald here: he wrote what many consider to be the Great American Novel (everyone who doesn’t consider it to be Huck Finn, that is).
And he also wrote these very wise little precepts for his daughter, which I borrowed from One Little Detail’s Weblog.
1. Worry about courage
2. Worry about cleanliness
3. Worry about efficiency
4. Worry about horsemanship
5. Don’t worry about popular opinion
6. Don’t worry about dolls
7. Don’t worry about the past
8. Don’t worry about the future
9. Don’t worry about growing up
10. Don’t worry about anyone getting ahead of you
11. Don’t worry about triumph
12. Don’t worry about mosquitoes
13. Don’t worry about flies
14. Don’t worry about insects in general
15. Don’t worry about parents
16. Don’t worry about boys
17. Don’t worry about disappointments
18. Don’t worry about pleasures
19. Don’t worry about satisfactions
20. Think about: what am I really aiming at?
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livingisdetail
August 2, 2007
Hi raincoaster,
Just dropping in to say thanks for the link. What an incredible medium blogging can be…after just starting to post four days ago something I have always loved is already included in this excellent blog and reaching more people. Too cool.
Cheers from Oz,
Livingisdetail
raincoaster
August 2, 2007
It’s such a cool list, how could I NOT include it? Thanks for posting it, and welcome to the blogosphere!