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To ask what we'll known sayings do you follow in your life?

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Sarahh2014 · 24/10/2017 22:01

Me for example...'familiarity breeds contempt,' 'this too shall pass' and 'Never feel obliged' They serve me well in various life situations

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Sarahh2014 · 24/10/2017 22:02

*should be well not we'll

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LaChatte · 24/10/2017 22:05

More haste, less speed. So, so true.

Bambamber · 24/10/2017 22:05

'Tomorrow is a new day'

RangeTesKopeks · 24/10/2017 22:06

'Fail to prepare, prepare to fail'. Depressing, but so true IME!!

'Never give up.'

puppydogmummy · 24/10/2017 22:06

My partner says "since pussy was a kitten" for something that's been going on a long time

Foundwantingalways · 24/10/2017 22:07

Trust your gut.

Sarahh2014 · 24/10/2017 22:08

*puppydogmummy 😂

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RosaDeZoett · 24/10/2017 22:08

Comparison is the enemy of joy

MrsEight · 24/10/2017 22:09

“If you can’t take me at my worst you sure as hell don’t deserve me at my best”

OneOrgasmicBirthPlease · 24/10/2017 22:09

Be kind whenever possible. It’s always possible.

Instead of giving people a piece of your mind, give them a piece of your heart.

You have not lived until you’ve done someone a favour for which they can never repay you.

But also:

Never give away what you cannot afford to lose.

PoptartPoptart · 24/10/2017 22:10

The most surest way to succeed is to try just one more time

Divingheadfirst · 24/10/2017 22:10

What goes around comes back around.

Andrewofgg · 24/10/2017 22:11

Neither a borrower nor a lender be.

And as Shakespeare would add if he every came back: And not a guarantor either.

WillowyGhost · 24/10/2017 22:14

I said to my nephew who is 9, look after the pennies and the pounds look after themselves the other day. He looked at me like I was a weirdo.

PodgeBod · 24/10/2017 22:14

"You would worry less what people thought of you if you knew how seldom they did."
Helps me with my social anxiety.

Jogel · 24/10/2017 22:15

He who expects nothing shall not be disappointed.
If a job's worth doing, it's worth doing well.
Manners maketh the man.

lionsleepstonight · 24/10/2017 22:15

Shy bairns get nowt.

Andrewofgg · 24/10/2017 22:16

Jogel I prefer the Oscar Wilde version: if a job's worth doing, it's worth doing badly.

grasspigeons · 24/10/2017 22:17

Two wrongs don't make a right
If you haven't got anything nice to say, don't say anything at all
This too shall pass

KungFuEric · 24/10/2017 22:18

Don't envy anyone unless you'd have the entirety of their life.

It's easy to notice things others have we want, but they've usually got things we'd not enjoy in the process so i always remind myself of that.

TeeBee · 24/10/2017 22:19

How you do anything is how you do everything.

Namechangetempissue · 24/10/2017 22:20

Every new day is another chance to change your life

Don't sweat the small stuff

Pick your battles

Polarbearpaddle · 24/10/2017 22:21

You reap what you sow

Trust your instincts

Kill them with kindness

Cockerpoodledoo · 24/10/2017 22:23

For me it's the 7 Ps of Planning: Proper Planning and Preparation Prevents Piss Poor Performance ...

OwlinaTree · 24/10/2017 22:23

Don't judge a person till you've walked a mile in their shoes.

Procrastination is the thief of time.

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