Repay hatred with Virtue, deal with big while it is still small.  Try to attend to problems buffer they can fester and grow big.  Without making mountains out of molehills-but deal with the molehills. this requires being attentive and that requires practice.  So soes the Tao.  Repaying hatred with virtue is a common belief but is a bit different than the Christian concept of turning the other cheek, but it is adopted into Christianity as well.  It is difficult to remember to be kind to one who has hurt you but the reward is a hundred fold.

Put things in order before dosorder arises.  This aphorism seems really to be the starting point to the one above.  If the small things are taken care of first, the larger almost seem to take care of themselves.  This includes mental thoughts not just tangile items.  Organizing your mind for clarity also takes time and practice--today is a good day to start and tomorrow is a good time to remember to do it again!

Do not try to rule through cleverness.  I am sure we have all met that person who seems to think they are always the cleverest in the room?  Perhaps they were super smart as children and got used to out-smarting the other children and just never grew out of it? and now they don't even realise they aren't really the smartest?  How did you feel about that person? a little anoyed?  Cleverness is like dark chocolate- a little goes a long way.