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Originally posted by bigpond73:
I am sure this phrase has been around since before the forum existed. I found it here, but, have adhered to it since I was a teenager:

"Buy once, cry once."

I have always been under the impression that you get what you pay for, to an extent. Most of the times, it is true.

I've found it was mostly true 50 years ago or so but today it' seldom true.

There are a bunch of people making money off people who believe it though.

Since we're in the winter season; Don't eat yellow snow!

A follow-up to the Bigger they are/harder they fall saying; The smaller they are the farther they fly.

Don’t worry about your enemies, the so-called friends will do you in every time.

Like the line from The Godfather, Keep your friends close and your enemies even closer.

Think about how dumb the average person is.

Then think about the fact that half the people are dumber than him.

My dad: Better to have it and not need it, than to need it an not have it. His version of "be prepared." And he always was.

if it floats flies or fucks rent don't buy

The higher you climb,the more you’ll show your behind, and there is always someone who’ll want to kick it.

Never pee or spit into the wind.

If you're not in deep enough,
You may as well be shaking hands

My Granny, to me as a youngster.
Try to use your head for something besides a hat rack!
Find something you like to do and are good at... then figure out a way to make a living at it.

Dad:... in a simpler time.
I'll give any man the benefit of the doubt... once.



Never pick up a cat by its tail!

Chief Dan George as Lone Watie in "The Outlaw Josey Wales":
Endeavor to persevere.

The enemy of good is better.

Practice makes permanent (not perfect).

"It's better to ask for forgiveness than to ask for permission."

My squad leader in Korea in ~2004 taught me that and once I understood what it meant it's essentially been my motto for the past 17-18 years.

Nothing is often a good thing to do and always a good thing to say.

The pessimist believes things can't get any worse, but the optimist believes they can.

"A wife has never shot her husband while he was washing dishes."

From my father
"Any job worth doing, is worth doing well"

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Originally posted by Ranger41:
From my father
"Any job worth doing, is worth doing well"

Or, “worth doing right.” I always figured teaching a boy this is why boys NEED fathers.

Don't be a dick .

Never fish in the company pond

There are those with 30 years experience, and there are those with 1 year of experience 30 times.

Never confuse activity with accomplishment.

One of my favorite Twain Qoutes, It is better to keep your mouth shut and have people think you're an idiot than open it and remove all doubt.


There is always someone bigger, faster, stronger.

Jim

Be polite and courteous to all those around you, but also have a plan to kill them if needed.