A Life lesson in a simple sentence.

[YellowSubmarine]

Just thinking of the most prolific and profound statement/lesson that I ever received. When I was 10 or so, the nun spent a long time in explaining a simple concept that guided my life ever since. At 74, it may sound obvious; but back then it was delivered and became a most influential and integral concept to my development.
"too much of anything is no good" I reflect on this simple phrase so very often. Care to share your special "mantra"?

 

[Flyfish1]

Never burn a bridge.
From My Father many, many years ago.

 

[OK EE]

This one was shared with me recently regarding the one more year syndrome a lot of early retirees face:

"stop spending time you can't get back earning money you'll never need".

 

[EastWest Gal]

"Nothing tastes as good as being thin feels."

A weight loss mantra from Weight Watchers when I was 30. Now that I have spent the last several years at last getting to my ideal weight after years of struggling post-menopause, this mantra really helps when I need it. It's true.

 

[Calico]

"The smallest feline is a masterpiece." Leonardo da Vinci

"When people show you who they are, believe them the first time." Maya Angelou

 

[harllee]

"The smallest feline is a masterpiece." Leonardo da Vinci

"When people show you who they are, believe them the first time." Maya Angelou

I use the Maya Angelou quote all the time. "When someone shows you who they are, believe them the first time."

 

[OldShooter]

Never burn a bridge.

IOW "Do not kick today that which you many have to kiss tomorrow."

 

[ncbill]

if you can solve a problem with money then it's not a problem but an expense.

and the fan favorites:

"Never get involved in a land war in Asia."

"Never go in against a Sicilian when death is on the line!"

 

[Gumby]

Faint heart never won fair lady.

and

For what shall it profit a man, if he shall gain the whole world, and lose his own soul?

 

[ArmchairMillionaire]

Doesn't apply to everything, but when it comes to preparing for a road trip in a vintage vehicle I like "It's better to have something and not need it than need something and not have it".

 

[38Chevy454]

On finance:
You can't borrow yourself to prosperity.

In general:
Fast, Low cost, High quality - pick any two.

 

[frayne]

You can have anything you want, you just have to work for it.

 

[Mr. Tightwad]

It's better to be silent and thought a fool than to speak and remove all doubt

 

[richardsok]

Forgive your enemies, but remember their names.

 

[skyking1]

my father said " do what you said you were going to do"
He also liked to quote Hamlet, Act 1 Scene 3 in part,
"to thine own self be true"
They really have the same intent, because the full Hamlet line is
"This above all: to thine own self be true,
And it must follow, as the night the day,
Thou canst not then be false to any (person)"

 

[planuntilthefisthits]

From mother: "Always be honest."

From my academic mentor: "Always be nice to the secretaries."

From my first boss: "Don't piss in the wind."

 

[Flyfish1]

Doesn't apply to everything, but when it comes to preparing for a road trip in a vintage vehicle I like "It's better to have something and not need it than need something and not have it".

Like the old Boy Scout motto: "Be Prepared."

 

[razztazz]

if you can solve a problem with money then it's not a problem but an expense.

Most problems are just money problems. If you have enough money, you don't have problems
Me, I guess. I've never heard anybody else use it.

There is no dignity quite so impressive, and no one independence quite so important, as living within your means. Calvin Coolidge

 

[razztazz]

ArmchairMillionaire said:
Doesn't apply to everything, but when it comes to preparing for a road trip in a vintage vehicle I like "It's better to have something and not need it than need something and not have it".

Flyfish1 Like the old Boy Scout motto: "Be Prepared."

That's what made me decide to get the pacemaker/defibrillator. Six yrs this month and it's never fired on me but I like knowing it's there

 

[Car-Guy]

Measure twice, cut once.

 

[dunkelblau]

Don't know where Dad got it from, but he used to say "if yer battin' a thousand, maybe yer playing in the wrong league"

 

[Just_Steve]

My favorite is in my signature below

 

[MichaelB]

Some wisdom from Harry S Truman

“Never kick a fresh turd on a hot day”

 

[sdawson]

The Golden Rule -- across multiple religions:

Do unto others as you would have them do unto you.

Golden Rule - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

I have lived by this. Even when it is has been difficult at times with folks who do not care for you, or who misunderstand or mistreat you, or who are unfair, or adversarial, or cheat, or otherwise make this rule difficult. It's always worth it.

 

[MRG]

"Befriend the admins, they control everything"