Wise old sayings that ring true for you

[Ori3]

Mine are;

If in doubt do nowt
If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it
Keep calm & carry on
The days are long but the years are short

What’s your wise sayings that you realise hold more than a grain of truth?

Don’t judge people by your own standards.

What's for you won't go by you

Guests and fish stink after three days.

It's bad luck to be superstitious, and old people should be shot at birth.

The devil makes work for idle hands.
The days are long the years are short.
A stitch in time saves nine
Starve a fever feed a cold.
Eat a peck of dirt before you die.
An hour before midnight is worth two after

There's no pockets in a shroud!

Politicians and Nappies should be changed regularly, and for the same reason

Comparison is the thief of joy

I don't get "what's for you won't pass you by" what if you get murdered, was that for you and your destiny

@TheBraveLittleTailor

Guests and fish stink after three days.

Eh?

“In the end, we will remember not the words of our enemies, but the silence of our friends.”

The older I get, the more the phrase 'Least said, soonest mended' rings true. Especially when dealing with my overly-anxious elderly mother.

Don't hang on to a mistake just because you spent a long time making it.

@userxx
It’s a Spanish saying. It just means don’t invite guests for too long, and don’t overstay your welcome.

Red sky at night, Shepherd's delight.

And if the cows are lying down it means it's going to rain.

People in glass houses shouldn't throw stones.

Don't look a gift horse in the mouth.

That's life
Life will carry on

[quote TheBraveLittleTailor]@userxx
It’s a Spanish saying. It just means don’t invite guests for too long, and don’t overstay your welcome.[/quote]

Well you learn something new everyday. I thought you'd made it up 🤣

@mistermagpie that’s a good one!

You are a long time dead.

This too shall pass.

People in your life are either a blessing or a lesson.

Fool me once shame on you fool me twice shame on me.

Taste your words before you spit them out

You cant put a flower in an asshole and call it a vase

Many a true word spoken in jest