To hate "sayings"

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Just because somebody says something and it passes into common usage, doesn't mean it's fecking true.

For example "never attribute to malice what can be explained by incompetence" Who the fuck said that? I'm pretty sure they had malice on their mind

The one I try to live by -

"Love many, trust few, and always paddle your own canoe"

Oh and as for Oscar Wilde, he had some crackers - one I actually believe though -

Give a man (woman) a mask and he'll tell you the truth.

That's not verbatim BTW.

“The proof of the pudding is in the eating” is the saying, which actually makes sense. “The proof is in the pudding” is nonsense.

‘There’s no smoke without fire’

of course there bloody is. People make up shit about other people all the time.

There is also “blood is thicker than water, bullshit’s thicker than both”.

never a borrower or a lender be … I’ve resolved never to lend money to friends again as it is so awkward if they cannot afford to pay you back and despite saying it’s ok it never is really

Oscar Wilde:

There’s only one thing worse than being talked about, and that’s not being talked about.

As a single parent to two Special needs children and one who has a lot of medical needs I’ve had “god only gives his hardest battles to his strongest soldiers”

FUCK RIGHT OFF DEBBIE!!! I’d give anything for 5 minutes to myself sometimes and that one in particular makes me want to lob something directly at the person saying’s head

@SophiaPetrillo1905 Agree, but it's not the family of the church per se, its anybody you are in a relationship with through a 'blood covenant'. Christians are related through the blood of Christ, but there are other 'blood ties' that people make. Those ties are closer than biological ties hence 'water of the womb'.

The first interpretation as you said, would be entirely meaningless for it to mean biological relatives as that's the status quo. It's more of warning to people to beware there are other ties that usurp biological ties.

I’m not in the least surprised. That would fill a saint with murderous rage.

“Comparison is the thief of joy” I bloody hate that. What does it even mean?

Why do you hate it if you don't even know what it means? it simply means enjoy and appreciate what you have and refrain from constantly comparing what you have with what others have. All the time wasted comparing should be spent enjoying what you do have.

It means that comparing yourself to someone else and thinking they have a nicer house or a better job or whatever, and then you're not simply enjoying what you do have

does that make sense?

FFS. 🙄.

Well you asked what it meant and she told you so why the snarky reply?

Absolutely this, I hate all that everything happens for a reason bollocks.

What does “snarky” mean?

What's your problem?

You asked what it meant, and I did my best to explain it???

Don't you have a dictionary?

I'm not wasting my time explaining anything else to you.

"never a borrower or a lender be"

Polonious was an absolute dose though, and if you never lent anybody anything, like a biro, you'd be considered an uptight arsehole.

Nah. I like the Eleanor Roosevelt quote: “nobody can make you feel inferior without your consent.”

It’s very true, if you think about it.

😂

That’s horribly patronising and shows a shocking lack of self - awareness. Sorry you’ve had to hear this 🌺

“what people think of you is none of your business”.
maybe, but for some reason it really irks me

"It takes two to tango"
"There's her version, and his version, and then there's the truth"
And my all time favourite, muttered over many a cup of tea when my aunties got together:
"Aye, if there were no bad women there'd be no bad men!"