Your Favorite “Universal Truths”, Proverbs and words you live by...

originally posted by: bally001
For men I guess it's

"More than three shakes then it's a w@nk!" (insert the 1st of the 5 vowels for @)

Kind regards,

bally

Haha, I thought that was just an Aussie one... along with when it comes to that, you're a fool if you say you do and a liar if you say you don't.

I used to complain about how I didn’t have any shoes, until I met a fella who had no feet.

There’s three stages in life: youth, middle age, and My.....you’re looking good today!

You’re born to this world with nothing, you’re gonna leave it with nothing.

Help someone when they’re in trouble, and they will always remember you helped them the next time they are in trouble.

I’m pretty sure everyone in this world is crazy except for me and you, and sometimes, I’m not so sure about you.




Those were the main sayings from my dad who passed away a week ago. RIP pops, your gentle spirit and wisdom will be missed.

originally posted by: gallop

originally posted by: bally001
For men I guess it's

"More than three shakes then it's a w@nk!" (insert the 1st of the 5 vowels for @)

Kind regards,

bally

Haha, I thought that was just an Aussie one... along with when it comes to that, you're a fool if you say you do and a liar if you say you don't.

It is an aussie one. Where did you think I come from? lol.

bally

a reply to: JustJohnny

YOU cut your foot off with that lawn mower, don't come running to me!!

er…. no wait

Pretty sure Jesus said it best

Love others as you love yourselves...

"Epstein didn't kill himself."

Pretty ancient proverb.

"Great men do not seek power, they have power thrust upon them."

Kahless the Unforgettable

a reply to: Lumenari

I remember that one from Heinlein...here's another apt one

One man's theology is another man's belly laugh.

a reply to: JustJohnny

"There is no god but god and its name is unknowable"
TheConstruKctionofLight

“If I can laugh at it, I can live with it.” Me. - an epiphany from my adolescence that has proven true countless times.

Neat thread. I love inspiration.

1. Do unto others as you would have them do unto you- Bible
2. This too shall pass- Bible
3. Spirit is the life, the mental is the builder, and the physical [the] result. Edgar Cayce
4. Life without a room to oneself is a barbarity. Enid Bagnold
5. Don't judge a book by its cover.
6. You can waste time, but you can't recycle it.
7. There but for the grace of God go I.

Sal



a reply to: JustJohnny

"A Wise Man makes his own Decisions; an Ignorant Man follows Public Opinion"

Okay it took a bit for me to get into the spirit of this (see my poor first attempt below for your amusement):

Einstein: "Only two things are infinite, the universe and human stupidity, and I'm not sure about the former."

Einstein: "We cannot solve our problems with the same thinking we used when we created them."
(typically followed by "That's why your bosses hired me")

Self: "Never underestimate the stupidity of your fellow (government) employee"

Various: "The main thing to remember is to keep the Main thing, the main thing"
"I'd rather have a bottle in front of me than a frontal lobotomy"

- - - [off topic first attempt] --
Sorry, I can only come up with asinine references today, but here goes:

"You'll never remember my name, so you can just call me a$$hole"
(corollary - "I can't remember your name, mind if I just call you a$$hole?")

"Act like the Ostrich with your head in the sand while your a$$ remains completely uncovered"

(in fake quick oriental voice) "Confuscius say: I-saw-your-a$$hole-you-a$$hole - ah, sooo

ganjoa

"Be yourself, everybody else is taken". Unknown.

"People live like they will never die; and when they die is like they never lived". Dalai Lama.

"Allow the world to live as it chooses, and allow yourself to live as you choose." Richard Bach.

"If it's never our fault, we can't take responsibility for it. If we can't take responsibility for it, we'll always be its victim." Also Richard Bach
"Be the change you want to see in the world" Ghandi?

a reply to: olaru12

I like that one! Source? Is it yours?

originally posted by: DictionaryOfExcuses
a reply to: olaru12

I like that one! Source? Is it yours?

No, I heard it in a bar somewhere....

I also heard this in a bar.

"I'll take crazy over stupid any day"

a reply to: olaru12

Reminds me of words to live by uttered by Hal from Malcolm in the Middle: "Crazy beats big, every time."

Worry is interest paid on debts not yet due.

a reply to: JustJohnny

Light a fire for a man and he will be warm for the night.

Set a man on fire and he'll be warm for the rest of his life.

~Frog~

Pick your battles wisely.

S# happens, deal with it.

You'll be remembered for one or two generations beyond your own, at best. Live to make yourself happy, you get one chance at it before you fade into the footnotes of descendants' records.