Old Sayings and Superstitions.
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If you can't do the time, don't do the crime!
(Terrible advice for a kid who already had crippling anxiety haha!) -
'Good things come to those who wait!' (They don't though...you have to put the effort in!)
'You're older, you should know better!' (While your younger sibling gets away with murder...)
'The best things in life are free' (I think this one refers to wifi hotspots.
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@OverlyAnxious or as Eddie izzard says
“if you can’t do the time don’t buy a watch.”
An Apple a day keeps the Doctor away (especially if your aim is good!)“This is my simple religion. No need for temples. No need for complicated philosophy. Your own mind, your own heart is the temple. Your philosophy is simple kindness.”
― Dalai Lama XIV -
No good deed goes unpunished!
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When the pupil is ready the teacher will appear
“This is my simple religion. No need for temples. No need for complicated philosophy. Your own mind, your own heart is the temple. Your philosophy is simple kindness.”
― Dalai Lama XIV -
Some more military ones I found funny:
There is no such thing as friendly fire.
If the enemy is in range, then so are you.
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If something seems too good to be true, it probably is
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Be careful what you wish for
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What goes around., comes around
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Pride comes before a fall.
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Two wrongs don’t make a right
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The grass is always greener on the other side.
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I used to get told by my Mum not to pull a face because if the wind changed my face would stay like that.
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When you sup with the devil use a long spoon ?
(another of mums favourites!)
thunder is just the angels moving the furniture.“This is my simple religion. No need for temples. No need for complicated philosophy. Your own mind, your own heart is the temple. Your philosophy is simple kindness.”
― Dalai Lama XIV -
There’s no point crying over spilt milk.
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Mackerel sky nere twenty four hours dry.
( means it will rain within 24hrs of a mackerel sky)“This is my simple religion. No need for temples. No need for complicated philosophy. Your own mind, your own heart is the temple. Your philosophy is simple kindness.”
― Dalai Lama XIV -
Red sky at night sailors delight, red sky at morning sailors warning.
I think there are many other versions of this?
Not even sure I have it correcf? -
Tomorrow is another day.
theres a superstition that if you spill salt you should pinch a piece of it and throw it over your shoulder, check behind you first I advise.“This is my simple religion. No need for temples. No need for complicated philosophy. Your own mind, your own heart is the temple. Your philosophy is simple kindness.”
― Dalai Lama XIV -
@Dragonslayer - I'm never sure which way around it is, but 'Red sky at night shepherd's delight; red sky in the morning sailor's warning,' I 'think,' but it may be t'other way around.
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I’m not as think as you drunk I am!!
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