Post your favorite "wise" saying!

[wondersteve]

"A wise monkey never monkeys with another monkeys' monkey."

and below in sig...

 

[oboeguy]

"No hay mal que por bien no venga."
-grandmother

And a good one I learned from a book on free throw shooting, believe it or not: "Yesterday is history, tomorrow is a mystery, but today is a gift; that's why they call it the present."

 

[asm0deus]

a man may make many mistakes but he isnt a failure until he blames someone else -?
logic gets you from A to B, imagination can take you anywhere -Einstein
theres a little good in the worst of us and a little bad in the best of us -MLK
the lips of wisdom speak only to the ears of understanding -?

"Who is wise? He that learns from everyone. Who is powerful? He that governs his passions. Who is rich? He who is content. Who is that? Nobody. "
-Benjamin Franklin



Since everything is but an apparition, having nothing to do with good or bad, acceptance or rejection, one may well burst out in laughter.
?Longchenpa(14th century Tibet)

A flower falls, even though we love it; and a weed grows, even though we do not love it.
?Dogen

The greatest achievement is selflessness.
The greatest worth is self-mastery.
The greatest quality is seeking to serve others.
The greatest precept is continual awareness.
The greatest medicine is the emptiness of everything.
The greatest action is not conforming with the worlds ways.
The greatest magic is transmuting the passions.
The greatest generosity is non-attachment.
The greatest goodness is a peaceful mind.
The greatest patience is humility.
The greatest effort is not concerned with results.
The greatest meditation is a mind that lets go.
The greatest wisdom is seeing through appearances.
-Atisha

The true meaning of the precepts is not just that one should refrain from drinking alcohol, but also from getting drunk on nirvana.
-Bassui

"Beer is proof that God loves us and wants us to prosper." -Benjamin Franklin

Conquer the angry man by love.
Conquer the ill-natured man by goodness.
Conquer the miser with generosity.
Conquer the liar with truth.
The Dhammapada

be yourself -dad

 

[bootymac]

"Dress... to impress" -brother

and

"When you're 16 get out of my house" -dad

 

[Kenazo]

Where there's a will, there's generally a way....

- Dad

Dad: Maybe you shouldn't do that
Me: Don't worry, I won't cut mys......... Crap.
right before I got stitches for the second or third time in 2 years...

 

[NuclearNed]

Lord loves a workin' man; don't trust whitey; see a doctor and get rid of it.

 

[acid45]

Stop pissing on the couch...

 

[Eli]

Man who walk through airport door sideways is going to bangkok.

 

[Kadarin]

Quoting the great Buckaroo Banzai: "No matter where you go, there you are."

 

[Pocahontas]

"Dance like no one is watching"

- Mom

 

[brigden]

"Don't forget to take your underpants off."

Advice on women and sex offered by my father just before a night out.

 

[MrYAK]

"We cant all, and some of us dont. thats all there is to it." - Eeyore

........"On the other hand, you have different fingers." - Me

"Every normal man must be tempted at times to spit upon his hands, hoist the black flag, and begin slitting throats." - Henry Louis Menchen

"Better to remain silent and thought to be a fool, than to open yer mouth and remove all doubt." - Mark Twain

 

[walla]

Mom: "Third-degree burns are temporary. Lacerations are but a triffle. Trust me when I tell you that eating flaming glass will last you a lifetime in this circus."

 

[AMDZen]

My granddad told me an insightful story before my wedding. He said for the first year of marriage to put a penny in a jar every time I had sex with my wife. Starting in year two, take out two pennies every time we had sex. He said there'd be money in the jar when I died. I think he's going to be right.

- Stolen from elsewhere, I can't really think of any of my own. But I liked this one.

 

[Corporate Thug]

"don't trip"

 

[imported_waldo]

"have some cooth" - mom

 

[meltdown75]

wow, some ATOTers are related to famous people!!! :Q

Topic Summary: Things grandpa and dad or mom told you.

:shocked:

 

[sharkeeper]

Man who walk through airport door sideways is going to bangkok.

When the trouser snake is flying high.

 

[imported_Hi]

Son
remember, dont kill the hookers when youre done

 

[GasX]

Originally posted by: AMDZen
My granddad told me an insightful story before my wedding. He said for the first year of marriage to put a penny in a jar every time I had sex with my wife. Starting in year two, take out two pennies every time we had sex. He said there'd be money in the jar when I died. I think he's going to be right.

- Stolen from elsewhere, I can't really think of any of my own. But I liked this one.

My first anniversary is in June. I am in trouble. Then again, I was with my wife for almost 10 years before we got married..

 

[FoBoT]

don't take any wooden nickels