What were the "words of wisdom" you've heard passed down?

[oldbee]

"You can't ride two horses with one behind ". Kinda about womanizing, but could be life. Do one thing good.

 

[padam]

My father;
"If you are talking business with a man and he brings up religion, you better hold onto your wallet."

My father again, as told to him by his (in Polish Accent;)
"Never trust a Ruskie."

 

[OzCharger69]

It's an old Italian saying referring to redheads

"If the ceiling is rusty, the basement is wet."

 

[BDF6]

My gramma, RIP. always told me (my 16-20 years) that if I couldn't be good then be careful.
I think it actually helped quite a bit...

 

[Geetex]

My gramma, RIP. always told me (my 16-20 years) that if I couldn't be good then be careful.
I think it actually helped quite a bit...

My granny always told me that "if you can't be good, be good at it."

 

[kiwigtx]

Be kind to FBBO moderators.

Words to live by.

 

[yella71]

dont just be good, be good For something

 

[Mark Barnes]

From my dad, ex-WWll Marine and full time badass-
1. Never trust a woman.
2. Never lose your head over a piece of tail.
3. Smart people learn from their own mistakes. Brilliant people learn from other people's mistakes.
4. Quit playing with it. Ad infinitum.
5. I'll give you something to cry about...
6. Be careful. You can never unpull that trigger.

 

[BigBlock61]

My Uncle used to tell me that if you fall on your face, at least you're moving forward.
If it's worth doing, it's worth doing well

 

[747mopar]

I work at a sawmill, it was supposed to be a temporary gig when I got laid off while I looked for another job but... they've made it hard for me to leave. Early on while talking to my dad about some of the mentality in the place he said "it's hard to fly like an eagle hanging around a bunch of turkeys". Makes a lot of sense but I'm still here.

 

[Mike67]

I think I may have poated this elsewhere bit I showed up to visit my grandad when I was in my early 20s and showed up with a shiner. I had gotten into a bar fight over a chick the night before when he said "son, God gave you two heads and only enough blood to operate them one at a time..."
I asked him how he knew that and he said "I was 21 once too".
Another was "if youre going to act stupid, you better be tough too.."

 

[Thrashingcows]

Dad grew up in a family with 10 boys and one girl so money was tight and he always used things until they broke or wore out, then fixed them to get more life out of it....I once asked him why he didn't just buy a new one and he replied with, "Son, You don't throw away Gold!" I have lived by that motto ever since.

 

[ir3333]

Teach kids to start building wealth as soon as they start working and play by societies rules using common sense. They'll be successful and sail through life with the fewest problems.
Their success will only be limited by their ambition.

 

[dadsbee]

Wrap it, before you tap it !

 

[Don Frelier]

Measure 25 times and cut once.
Better yet never measure when you can mark.

 

[Pops1967GTX]

My mother taught me about STAMINA.
“You’ll sit there until your Vegetables are gone.“

 

[RoadRunner1970]

1. Mess with the bull, you get the horns
2. Laugh now, cry later

He who hollers down a well, about the things he has to sell
Will never make the shiny dollar, like he who climbs a tree and holler

 

[RoadRunner1970]

My mother taught me about STAMINA.
“You’ll sit there until your Vegetables are gone.“

yes we were told you can eat it hot or eat it cold but you will sit there until you eat it.......

 

[Dakar Timm]

Live your life ..so that the preacher wont have to lie at your funeral .
"If you can't put a number on it , It's voodoo "

 

[67SniperHockey]

Old timer (probably around 90) was telling us a story and the moral of it was: "Never miss an opportunity to shut up."