Words of Wisdom

[Wispy68]

Which 'words of wisdom' did your Mum/Dad give you from a young age, and do you still stick by them?

[andy hughes]

My dad once said "Remember, you can never lie your way out of trouble, you can only lie your way into more trouble." and I have found that to be true. If you want an up-to-date example, take a look at Peter Barlow in 'Corrie' - that just about sums up what my dad was talking about.

[gazzawazza]

From my dad... "Stand up for yourself, coz no-one else is going to do it for you." And, "Rememeber, there's always somebody harder than you."

Thanks dad.

[Lennon]

From both my mum and dad 'you can only do your best, and no one can expect more from you. Even if it doesn't turn out 100% in your favour, at least you can say that you gave it 110% and you'll necer look back and think what if I'd tried harder.' In other words, no regrets - at the time applying to GCSE exams, but many other things later in life too. Wish I could bottle my parents - make a fortune!

[honkytonkman]

"Neither lender nor borrower be" and "A fool and his money are soon parted"...

[rja211077]

so, honkeytonk, you don't/will never have a mortgage then?!

[Wispy68]

Come on 'Bert'..how about, ''If in doubt, look in the atlas''?

[Squirrel]

My dad once said "No matter how good you are at something, there's always going to be someone better and someone worse". I think he meant this to mean "The world is a big place" rather that in the depressing sense :).

[boognish76]

The most useful thing my dad ever told me was - "lefty loosey, righty tighty". It's been 'invaluable'.

[Janetx]

My mother always said that I could make a Saint swear.