Old Sayings That Are Good Advice

[Gothmama25]

Why buy the cow when you can get the milk for free.

Don't cry over spilled milk.

[CandyQuackenbush]

don't put all your eggs into one basket. (If you are doing this, then your Amish.)

Don't judge a book by the cover, *unless its a paper back, and the covers' ripped off.*

this one is mine:

treat everyone like its baseball, give them the chance to get 3 strikes, then they're OUT!

[Gothmama25]

I like the one about baseball. Thats a good idea.

[phee]

Give a man a fish, and he will eat for a day...

Teach a man to fish, and he will sit in a boat and drink beer...

[CandyQuackenbush]

I like the one about baseball. Thats a good idea.

It works too. I was scared when it worked the first time.

[kellygrrrrrl]

You have to abandon all hope for a better past.

Mark Twain - better to appear the fool than to open your mouth and remove all doubt.

What goes around comes around!

Yeah, 3 strikes your out!! I like that one too! That one could apply to just about anything!

[phee]

One my dad used to say:

Phee, think about all the grains of sand on the beach, then think about all the stars in the sky, and all the trees in all the forests.... then think about all the people...

Heh

[torn asunder]

i don't know about old sayings, but these quotes are some of my favorites...

Never ruin an apology with an excuse. Kimberly Johnson

Self-reliance is the answer to the question, “Who can I turn to?” Patricia Sampson

He who angers you conquers you. Elizabeth Kenny

They may forget what you said, but they will never forget how you made them feel. Carl W. Buechner

[JaneDead]

mine is a quote too:

"A woman is like a tea bag, you can not tell how strong she is until you put her in hot water." ~ Nancy Reagan

[torn asunder]

mine is a quote too:

"A woman is like a tea bag, you can not tell how strong she is until you put her in hot water." ~ Nancy Reagan

uummm... tea bags are only meant to be used once (maybe twice) and then discarded - still like the analogy!?!?

[JaneDead]

yes

[phee]

"Most people who have low self esteem have earned it" - George Carlin

[Head Wreck]

mine has to be :

my motives? i'm head wreck

[Gothmama25]

My dad told me this once "You sometimes have to kiss a hundred frogs before you find prince charming".

Heres one of my own:

Screw me over once shame on me,

Screw me over twice shame on you

Screw me over a third time and I'll get you.

[kellygrrrrrl]

The Unintentional asshole is the worst kind....

[Homicidalheathen]

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

- Terry Pratchett.

I love this one.

[Gaf The Horse With Tears]

Someone is reading my sig....

[maeve]

This came to me via a friend. I really enjoy it:

Some people are like slinkies

Not really good for anything

But they can still bring a smile to your face

when you push them down a flight of stairs

[phee]

This came to me via a friend. I really enjoy it:

Some people are like slinkies

Not really good for anything

But they can still bring a smile to your face

when you push them down a flight of stairs

That is truelly wise miss.... I am now enlightened

[saechalyn]

Martinis are like boobs. One's not enough and three's too many.

[creatureofthenyte]

shit happens

[maeve]

That is truelly wise miss.... I am now enlightened

Ahh, pleased to be the Budda

[Soulrev]

"Shit, or get off the pot" ..

"If 'ifs and buts' were candy and nuts, we'd all have a Merry Christmas"

Thank you, thank you. Stolen from my dad's mouth.

[BillyDeath]

If it looks like a duck,

walks like a duck,

quacks like a duck,

and shit like a duck

then we're gonna have to call it a duck...

[BillyDeath]

pudintame ask me again I'll tell ya the same.