I've not heard that in a long time, Stace :tup:. I can't claim to have the whole thing committed to memory but "Bloody but unbowed" and "Captain of my soul" have echoed with me for {counts on fingers} thirty years (since I did serious study of poetry in my Sixth Form days ).
I've always been fond of "You deserve what you accept"
The entire text of "Illusions" by Richard Bach could very well be my manifesto.
A couple from the Havamal:
Be your friend’s
true friend.
Return gift for gift.
Repay laughter
with laughter again
but betrayal with treachery
Cattle die,
kinsmen die
the self must also die;
I know one thing
which never dies:
the reputation of each dead man.
And some from various European manual writers:
"He that to wrath and anger is thrall, over his wits hath no power at all." -Joseph Swetnam
"Practice your art by necessity, honestly and never in foolish vanity. Then you will remain a good and true man, a true swordsman." -Hanko the Priest Dobringer
And for fun and contrast:
"If a man smite thee on one cheek, smash him on the other! Let no wrong go unredressed" - Anton LaVey
Probably my favourite for dealing with my music career:
“Never try to teach a pig to sing; it wastes your time and it annoys the pig.” -Robert Heinlein
#1:Love the Lord God with ALL of who & what you are...seeking God's mind constantly.
#2:Love ALL people and be at peace with them so far as it is up to me. (this includes
loving / forgiving and being at peace with MYSELF as well)
#3:To have More of a thing (pretty much Anything) DO MORE with what you already have. To have Less of a thing, DO LESS with what you already have. ((This goes for just about anything: IF you want more muscle, USE your muscles more, if you want more friends.....be a friend and the best one you can be to the ones you've already got.... want to get more love, express more love.......etc. Want less Fat, eat less fat. etc. It's not OMNI-Applicable......but it's pretty darn close.))
#4: All things in moderation / balance with regards to specifics and w/in the entire context of your life.
#5: Learn something new daily. This requires searching for and being sensitive to recieve the lessons life / environment and ALL people give us.
#6: THINGS are seldom important. PEOPLE are ALWAYS important.
#7: Over time, only that which is Honest / Real / Authentic.......lives. Any thing less than 100% TRUE...... is dead before it begins.