Think of these as Paul's Proverbs.  Little thoughts, ideas, and discoveries I've made in my journey through life.  All of them are originals though many are just plain common sense which unfortunately isn't that common any more.  If you like them and want to copy any of them feel perfectly free.  Just be sure to give proper credit where credit is due.  If you choose not to, the Grim Reaper may come for your soul a little early!

I'm not a pessimist and I'm not an optimist; I am a realist and that makes
me both.

It is important to remember that others have just as much right to their
incorrect opinion as you do to your correct one.

One thing I can't tolerate is intolerance.

I prefer an accurate reputation, but I'll settle for a good one.

To be liked is nice; to be understood is better.

One advantage of being a pessimist is you're rarely wrong, but when you are
it comes as a pleasant surprise.

You can't be everybody's best friend; you're going to piss some people off
just by being you but that's okay.

Sometimes it is necessary to apologize for the things we do, but it is never
necessary to apologize for who we are.

The art of interpersonal relationship involves wielding the truth tactfully.

My life makes an excellent alternative to sanity.

Lust or love?  Why not a healthy combination of both?!

Let others do all the bragging about you.

I'm so humble that I have to tell people or they wouldn't notice!

I'm looking for love, but I'll settle for a good time.

Life is a balance between realizing that you're very important and that you
are not the center of the universe.

Life is a balance between looking out for your own needs and looking out for
the needs of others.

Depression and Boredom are best friends and they like to plague people at
the same time.

It only hurts if you care.

Murphy's law of Dating: All the good ones are already taken.

Graham crackers are strongest at the perforations.

Your own words can be a bitter pill to swallow.

Listening to loud heavy music is an excellent alternative to punching a pillow
or kicking a tree!  (It also saves pillows and avoids stubbing toes but has
caused whiplash on some necks :-)

Do what you can to make others happy, but don't base your happiness on
whether they are happy or not.

Half the fun of success is proving all the people who didn't believe in you
wrong.

Be your own best friend.

Life would be bearable without friends, but it is so much better with them.

Make it your goal to be a balanced person.

Listen carefully; you might learn something.

You advertise your insecurity to the rest of the world whenever you put
other people down.

If the door of opportunity doesn't open when you knock, kick it down.

The best things in life often come along when you're not looking for them.

Take the best and leave the rest.

Why settle for "realistic" goals?

If you want an exercise in futility, try making someone love you.

Computers have an irritating habit of doing what you tell them to, not what
you want them to.

A pessimist's pick up line:  "I know you would be bad choice for a date, but
all my other options are so much worse."

People believe what they want to believe.

Good things are worth waiting for.

Always lend a helping hand, but don't let people take advantage of you.

Unfortunately, in the real world it's results that count, not effort.

Sometimes one must sacrifice his emotions for the sake of his ambitions.

Love will make you do illogical things.

Categorizing people is the quickest and easiest way to avoid understanding them.