What's the best advice you have ever received?

[NoEffingWay]

Mine was from someone who when they found out I had left my ex-h who said that there would be many who would judge me, but that they weren't living my life, and that being in a relationship which made me unhappy and depressed was not worth staying for.
Until that point, all I had heard from people was that I should think about trying harder to stay, and to think about what material goods I would lose (house and car).
Listening to them gave me the strength I needed to remember what was important, and that my feelings were worth more than bricks and mortar.

One that took a long time to learn, judge the actions not the words of a person, words are cheap.

Not really a advice, just a couple of quotes that I like

Don't argue with stupid people they will drag you down to their level and beat you with years of experience. Mark twain.
Be nice to your enemies, nothing annoys them more. Oscar Wilde.

What the eye doesn't see the heart doesn't grieve

Least said soonest mended

(both from grandmother)

And also that you can only control what you do and how you react to things

"Be careful what you wish for , because you're going to get it".

Break it down

Whatever the problem break it down into small component parts and then deal with what you can in the moment and make plans, however small, for what you can't. Change it from something you're worrying about to something you're dealing with. You can also say it in the style of MC Hammer, which helps in most situations.

From MN - comparison is the thief of joy.
From a friend when I was young - take an amount you can afford out of your wage as soon as you get paid and put it in a different account. If you can manage to leave it alone that will slowly build up into savings. If you don't take it away at the start you just spend it all.

I think Ferris Bueller had a point.

A volunteer is worth 10 pressed men - that is so true

That principles can be very expensive.

Never eat anything bigger than your own head.
Most things you worry about never happen.
If they say it to you they’ll say it about you.
When it comes to raising children, the days are long but the years are short.

Said to me 35 years ago by an elderly neighbour.

'Get the things you really want now, when you're old you don't really want much.'

I'm old, it's true.

@BluePeterVag

Never take criticism from someone you wouldn’t ask for advice.

Good one!

Here’s my favourite:
Perfection is the enemy of completion (or as winston Churchill put it, perfectionism is the enemy of progress)

One I found on MN

Never argue with idiots . They drag you down to their level and beat you with experience

And

I could agree with you but then we'd both be wrong

From my grandmother:
Never run after a man or a bus - there is always another one along in a minute!

After a rape my amazing boss - when you are walking through hell, keep walking.

From MN on tricky baby - if it cries stick a boob in it.

Nobody has died of an un-vacuumed floor.

Nobody lies on their death bed thinking "I wish I'd spent more time in the office."

When you are truly happy, bottle that feeling of joy and when you are having a really bad day take a break and release the cork on the bottle. Remember how happy you felt.

Start as an pension when you start first job and put in more than you have to or as anyone expects you too. One day down the line it will open up more options for you. I got to retire from teaching at 56.

I saw this attributed to Prince Philip recently:

“Never leave a place where you can go to the loo, without going to the loo”

It’s my new rule to live by!

Two that have stuck with me over the years:

'When the time is right everything will fall into place'
&
'What's for you wont pass you by'.

Great idea for a thread OP :)

An elderly lady tapped me on the shoulder as I pushed my newborn through M&S and she said: "Treasure these years with your baby - you will never get them back."

Think about the things you have got, not the things you haven't.

It doesn't matter how much money you have, it's what you spend it on that's important.

Don't be put off doing something because it will take a long time. The time will pass anyway.

Always be scrupulously honest. It will serve you well in the long run.

Always prioritise your rent or mortgage. Everything else is easier to sort out with a roof over your head .

maybe... not to worry about aging. Enjoy every age you are for what it is.

We all have two lives. The second life begins the day we realise we only have one.

@Evasmissingletter

We all have two lives. The second life begins the day we realise we only have one.

Oooh. That resonates with me.

(Considering some major life changes right now).