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?

ssd
MissMarpleRocks
Everything will be alright in the end and if it’s not alright, then it’s not the end.
I really dont understand what this one actually means

It kind of reads as "suffer until you die" to me! Probably not what it's supposed to mean...

@ssd
I imagine it means that everything will have a good conclusion. If things are still not going well , then keep going as it will get better eventually and when it does this is the end of the situation.

@thecatneuterer

No good deed goes unpunished.

I dont get this one at all either!!

Maybe im just a bit slow

[quote WestendVBroadway]@ssd
I imagine it means that everything will have a good conclusion. If things are still not going well , then keep going as it will get better eventually and when it does this is the end of the situation.[/quote]
But not everything has a good conclusion at the end. Just cos its the end doesn't mean its right.

If it looks like shit and smells like shit; it probably is shit . . . so don't put it in your mouth

If you don't succeed at first . . . . cheat

Red sky in the morning, nice sunrise

Red sky at night, nice sunset

A bird in the hand should be put back in the bush with its friends

He who laughs last probably didn't get the joke, still doesn't and is only laughing because everyone else is.

@ssd From the internet: The phrase ' No good deed goes unpunished' is a sardonic commentary on the frequency with which acts of kindness backfire on those who offer them. In other words, those who help others are doomed to suffer as a result of their helpfulness

@DoncasterHombre
You cynic!

Faith is the bird that feels the light when the dawn is dark.

No guts, no working digestive system.

The early worm gets eaten by the waiting bird

Where there's a will, there's a Narc, LTB immediately

People who live in glass houses should get blinds, unless they are naturists or nudists who enjoy being watched

@Clawdy

Faith is the bird that feels the light when the dawn is dark.

That’s beautiful.

All's well that ends well - if the conclusion works out, I'm quick to forget the pain of getting there.

But yes another one that doesn't like "it'll be alright in the end, if it's not alright, it's not the end". Doesn't really fit with people who have life altering illnesses and suffering and then die of them as one example.

Shit stinks... but it's warm

"You can lead a horse to water but you can't force it to drink"

But you can chase the fucker around until it's thirsty :-)

If at first you don’t succeed, sky diving is probably not for you

Rain before seven, shine before eleven. Never fails.

More people are flattered into virtue than are bullied out of vice.

bellabride

“Rain before seven, shine before eleven. Never fails.”
It does in Scotland!

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

@Rina66

Run with the hare and hunt with the hounds

It's 'You can't run with the hare (the prey) and the hounds ( the predators).

@Ring66

Sorry ... I must learn to read

Look after the pennies and the pounds will look after themselves

Less haste, more speed

Hope for the best, prepare for the worst

Didn’t warrant 3 posts, posted as I remembered them!

I agree fully with all of yours op. I’d add -
If you put it on now you won’t get the benefit.
Never a lender or a borrower be (where it can be avoided - my addition).
Look after the pennies and the pounds will look after themselves.
Treat others as you would wish to be treated.
If you’ve nothing nice to say say nowt.
If I may quote Bob Marley “stand up for your rights”.

@jennytheonionslayer

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

Love this