Pearls of Wisdom

BBDBB

People only have the power over you, that you grant them

Life is an interview for a job you didn't apply for

If its for you, it won't go past you

SlowMotion321

If a woman says she's "Fine"

RUN! :P

hgfj

Heard this when I was a kid -


God made the bees
and the bees make honey;

Man made the banks
and the banks make money.

Many a time a man's mouth broke his nose.

SlowMotion321

DubInMeath wrote: »

Many a time a man's mouth broke his nose.

I'm stealing that one

gogo

‘Ours Is not to reason why, ours is but to do and die’

Another one from my dad, normally used after my mother gave out to me for something and I was complaining to him, I didn’t realize it was a quote from Tennyson until a few years back, though it was his own pearl of wisdom

Ishmael

Sucking at something is the first step to being sorta good at something.

Jake the Dog.

milltown

"The man that made time made plenty of it" - Don't rush into anything without taking the time to think it through.

SlowMotion321

There are no conditions on love!

completedit

Every train has its own passengers

From Russian

SlowMotion321

Done a fair bit of travelling so i like

A stranger is just a friend you haven't met!

Tig98

Whenever something bad happens a relative of mine usually exclaims "and let the harm of the year go with it!" before deftly moving on and dealing with the situation.

A lot of the time we let minor things distract us from happiness too much and once we really face adversity we're not long putting things into perspective

Feisar

I hate "what's for you won't pass you."

It always fulfills.

coolbeans

You're not as green as you're cabbage looking!

Granny Smyth

Youth is wasted on the young.

BBDBB

Ride me sideways was another one

cml387

There is no problem so big you can't run away from it.

the_pen_turner

Things can always get worse.
Realise that what you have now is better than it could be

chooseusername

Be careful what you wish for.
or,
The devil you know..................

Capt'n Midnight

SlowMotion321 wrote: »

This too shall pass! (particularly relevant these days!)

This too shall pass. It may pass like a kidney stone but it will pass.

Capt'n Midnight

The Princess Bride wrote: »

Never underestimate the power of the elements.

Fluorine, gold or plutonium ?

sligojoek

Don't dip your wick unless you can pay for the oil.

SlowMotion321

Where ever you go, there you are!

SlowMotion321

The truth will set you free, but first it will piss you off!

the_pen_turner

SlowMotion321 wrote: »

Where ever you go, there you are!

A snail is always at home

SlowMotion321

The early bird catches the worm but the second mouse gets the cheese!

ObserverOFlife

"Assumption is the mother of all fcuk ups'

Which is linked to my all time favourite my father used " believe half of what you see & nothing of what you hear"

Sexist, cause men can be the same, " telephone, telegram, tellAwoman"