Favourite quotes?

[rainNshine]

What’s a quote or piece of advice you were once given and it’s stuck with you?

if a man doesnt worship the ground you walk on - fuck him off.. - my dad .. while I was crying over some 17 year old whose name I can’t even remember 🤣

words cost nothing / words are cheap
why take note of what he says when you could take note of what he does
as a more accurate indicator - older friend years ago

respect is the bottom line - my gran

scrape all the good stuff from the bottom of the roasting dish - my mum

if they can carry a bucket they want to fuck - aquaintance alerting me to older men

All that is necessary for evil to flourish is for good men to do nothing.

I have always tried to live my life by this.

It's often caused me trouble but I can't be any other way.

I keep sticking my head above the parapet, and I keep getting shot at!

“A mind needs books like a sword needs a whetstone, if it is to keep its edge. That is why I read so much.” – Tyrion Lannister, Game of Thrones.

issue is i then forget most of it so im writing a journal of various bits

Always stand behind a shooter and in front of a shitter.
My Grandad.

When someone shows you who they are, believe them the first time (Maya Angelou)

What is meant for you won’t pass you by.

Both of these quotes have been so useful over the years and I have said them both to my DD on many occasions.

All shall be well, and all manner of things shall be well.

Julian of Norwich

But lots of things are sht or end up sht

I just don’t get Julian of Norwich. 😀

Well OP asked for quotes that stuck for each of us personally, not necessarily ones that resonate generally with everyone.

The Julian one helps me.