Ten Commandments of Human Relations

Topic(s): Christian Life, Encouragement, Nature of Man, People, Philosophy, Speech, Tongue

1. Speak to people – nothing is as nice as a cheerful greeting.
2. Smile at people. It takes 72 muscles to frown – 14 to smile.
3. Call people by name. The sweetest music is the sound of one’s own name.
4. Be friendly and helpful. If you would have friends, be friendly.
5. Be cordial. Speak and act as if everything you do were a genuine pleasure.
6. Be genuinely interested in people. You can like something about almost anyone.
7. Be generous with praise, cautious with criticism.
8. Be considerate with the feelings of others. It will be appreciated.
9. Be thoughtful of the opinions of others. There are three sides to the controversy—your side, the other side, and the right one.
10. Be alert to give service. What counts most in life is what you do for others.

–John Andreozzi

“A man that hath friends must show himself friendly: and there is a friend that sticketh closer than a brother” —Proverbs 18:24