Words of wisdon

[edicehouse]

I was thinking of words of wisdom I have recieved over the years, and one's that have really stuck, or seen in work.

I think the biggest was "If you loan a friend $20 and never hear from them again, it was a good investment!"

What are yours?

 

[bobjackson]

My Father-in loaw, now dead, used to tell everyone "don't marry a bum".

 

[Jim Burr]

Telling my son to insist on getting the last word in the house..."Yes Dear"

 

[GoodTurns]

same vein as yours... before you loan a friend money, decide which you need more.

 

[Displaced Canadian]

When you are up to your nose in s###, keep your mouth shut.
It's from a spaghetti western with Henry Fonda.

 

[Justturnin]

Don't go to bed with an itchy butt or you will wake up with a stinky finger.

I think it was more of a metaphor but I am not sure for what.....

 

[OLDMAN5050]

Dad used to say no matter now dumb you think someone is . pay attention even the dumbest can teach you something..........

 

[edicehouse]

My grandfather "Get your head out of your @##"

 

[Atherton Pens]

It is better to remain silent and be thought a fool than to speak up and remove all doubt.

 

[TomW]

My dad told me "be safe, be ethical and make money" the day I graduated from college.

Tom

 

[walshjp17]

If more than on louse is lice, and more than one mouse is mice, then more than one spouse must be spice ; >)

 

[Buzzzz4]

A wise man, my dad always says. "Have fun, and if not, pretend." I've used it many times this week.

 

[Haynie]

Keep asking until you get the answer.

Do it right the first time so you don't have to do it again.

Ignorance is the mother of adventure.

DO something because it is the right thing to do, not because of what it will get you.

 

[edicehouse]

It takes 2 to argue.

 

[flyitfast]

Telling my son to insist on getting the last word in the house..."Yes Dear"

Sage advice told me: "Yes Dear, you are probably right".

 

[jcm71]

You can't pee into the wind and not get wet.

 

[RussFromNH]

Never argue with an idiot, they drag you down to their level and beat you with experience

 

[skiprat]

When you're up to your neck in crap, be thankful that you're warm and comfortable.

 

[Mack C.]

Dr. Phil always said "The best predictor of future behaviour is past behaviour unless there are some changes made".

I think of it quite often!

 

[vthowe]

John Wayne - "Life is tough, it's even tougher when your stupid."

 

[Lenny]

It's better to do what you like than to have to like what you do!

 

[StephenM]

If you don't have time to do it right, how will you find time to do it over?

 

[Sawdust46]

My dad always said "if it's worth doin', do it right".

 

[bastallard]

He who lives in a sheltered environment will never taste the flavor of life.

 

[PenMan1]

"A duck that always flies upside down can't avoid quacking up!"

Redneck to English translation: "Be as different as you'd like, as long as you are aware of the consequences"

 

[PenMan1]

"I'd just as soon be Clem as Richard".

Redneck to English translation: " I don't care how we do it. As long as we get it done"

 

[PenMan1]

"Experience is what you get when you do it wrong the first time".

Redneck to English translation "you are a big dummy"!

 

[Displaced Canadian]

The one I got from my Dad was, Listen to what people say when they're mad. It might be the only time they say what they really think.

The name of the western from my earlier quote is, My name is nobody

 

[jeff]

Favorite from my Dad: "A word to the wise is sufficient"

Favorite from John Wane: "Talk low, talk slow and don't say too much."

Favorite from Albert Einstein: "If A is success in life, then A equals x plus y plus z. Work is x; y is play; and z is keeping your mouth shut."

Nice thread!

 

[BRobbins629]

If its worth doing, its worth overdoing.

 

[PenMan1]

A favorite of my dad's (today would have been his 96th birthday)

"Even the biggest, baddest bear in the woods steps in bear scat every now and then"

 

[OKLAHOMAN]

An old sales saying "you can't sell out of an empty wagon"

 

[edicehouse]

"Don't worry about the horse being blind, just load the cart"

 

[GaryMGg]

I may be crazy but I ain't stupid.

 

[Bigj51]

A fool and his money are easily separated.

 

[randyrls]

Here are my "Life Rules":

• 1. Look out for yourself; then at least one person will be looking out for you!
  2. Help others unless it harms you.
  3. When words and actions disagree, BELIEVE actions!
  4. People vote with their feet!
  5. The statement "I don't want to do this, but..." is semantically equivalent to the statement "I want to do this"!
  6. A person who speaks of sacrifice at length is talking about someone else.
  7. People believe others capable of what they themselves are capable of.
  8. 70 to 80 percent of being able to do something is being willing to try!
  9. Tomorrow is not promised to anyone! If something is important, DO IT NOW!
  10. Death is the price you pay for life; but I would not trade one to avoid the other!
  11. Praise in public; criticize in private!
  12. You will meet some people you do not like. The reverse is also true.

 

[Tom T]

When it comes to loaning money.
Do not loan it.
Give it as if it will never return.
Then you do not have to worry if it will or will not.

 

[Mr Vic]

My Den Mothers Husband who was our Scout Chairman ones told me "If you don't love your job it doesn't matter how much you make"....

He was referring to the fact that he made 4x the pay tying steel during a United Airlines Pilot strike but went back to the skies he loved. He was one of the early pilots for United and a B-17 Pilot during WWII

 

[TellicoTurning]

I always say.... "If you can't dazzle them with brilliance, then baffle them with BS"

 

[PaulDoug]

"Hang'm it will teach 'm a lesson!"