These are true words of wisdom displayed below. All too often we let others dictate our conduct. We’re nice to those nice to us, but let someone cut us off in traffic and we’ll retaliate with road rage and nasty hand gestures. Someone is rude to us, so we respond with rudeness. Sarcasm is answered with sarcasm. Meanness begets more meanness. Hostility breeds hostility in return. These sage words of advice from Mother Teresa are without a doubt easier said than done. But that makes doing them all the more meaningful.