What sayings, old wives tales or legends do you put a lot of stock in?

jelutong

One drink is plenty,two is too many but three is not enough.

storker

"A dumb priest never got a parish."

"What's inside when sober comes out when drunk."

"Sport doesn't build character, it reveals it."

And finally...

"Don't judge someone until you've walked a mile in their shoes. Then when you do judge them, you're a mile away and you've got their shoes."

darkpagandeath

I still get the uncontrollable urge to jump off a cliff or set myself on fire due to a friend doing the same.

The Backwards Man

If you want the winter to pass quick, buy dear kent land

Lyaiera

kfallon wrote: »

Only if it was flat! And you could only have dry toast!

Did anyone else graduate from toast to grilled rashers and mashed spuds with no butter when they were feeling that bit better?

One eyed Jack

He who knows not, and knows not that he knows not, is a fool, shun him.

He who knows not, and knows that he knows not, is a child, teach him.

He who knows, and knows not that he knows, is asleep, wake him.

He who knows, and knows that he knows, is wise, follow him.

milehip

The Backwards Man wrote: »

If you want the winter to pass quick, buy dear kent land

Land in Kent England?

amber2

Never cast a clout till May is out.

Shint0

Liquor before beer have no fear. Beer before liquor throw up quicker.

Lyaiera

There's a mouse, loose, aboot this house.

Dear old gran, she loved that ad.

Usernemises

Never argue with an idiot, they will just drag you down to their level and then beat you with experience.

Lyaiera

That young one could do with a burger!

And she was right. I'd never say no to a burger.

Pickpocket

Find a job you love and you'll never work a day in your life.

clairewithani

Look after the pennies and the pounds will take care of themselves.

Ted_YNWA

Lyaiera wrote: »

There's a mouse, loose, aboot this house.

Dear old gran, she loved that ad.

Set the moose loose.

man_no_plan

Used to work in a pub when i was younger. Weekend stuff, holy hour on Sunday and all that. Fierce wisdom frim the after mass crowd of ould fellas.

I remember being told, sternly, that if someone was telling me something about someone else I should ask myself 'why are thry telling me this?' and be careful of that kind of person.

Not the most eloquent but after a few large bottles, off the shelf not from the cooler, and a couple of small ones it still makes sense.

It's been true about 100% of the time

Shint0

Usernemises wrote: »

Never argue with an idiot, they will just drag you down to their level and then beat you with experience.

Never wrestle with a pig. You'll both get dirty but the pig will enjoy it

poa

Here are some of my favourites;
Never mix the grape and the grain (wine and vodka etc).
Look after the pennies and the pounds will look after themselves.
My mother always used to say, March comes in like a lion and goes out like a lamb.
Whenever my father used to make a mistake like cutting a piece of timber too short; he would say, a man that never made a mistake never made anything.
And once he was propping an extension ladder up to its limit barely catching the ledge, and I said that doesn't look tall enough. He replied; an inch is as good as a mile.
My favourites of all:
The only bad publicity is an obituary. Brendan Behan.
Every cripple has his own way of walking. Brendan Behan.

poa

Shint0 wrote: »

Never wrestle with a pig. You'll both get dirty but the pig will enjoy it

Good one.
It reminds me of another one; when someone is being pig ignorant,
one cannot educate pork.

Ted_YNWA

Your father should have followed the adage to measure twice & cut once.

Heisenberg1

Cathy.C wrote: »

Give a homeless man a fish and you will feed him for the night. Give him a fishing rod and he will sell it and buy a bag of cans.

Classic.

jluv

jelutong wrote: »

One drink is plenty,two is too many but three is not enough.

Never heard this before but I love it..So true (in my case):p

The Backwards Man

milehip wrote: »

Land in Kent England?

Na, kent land is Donegal slang for land a farmer rents from someone, traditionally payed for in early spring.

osarusan

I'll never forget my mother's words to me on the morning of my 18th birthday:

you cut that f**king cake and I'll f**king cut you.

poa

Ted_YNWA wrote: »

Your father should have followed the adage to measure twice & cut once.

He used to say that as well. The funny thing is, he was a carpenter and joiner that served a 7 year apprenticeship; and he still fked things up and cut them too short!

poa

jluv wrote: »

Never heard this before but I love it..So true (in my case):p

Brendan Behan had a similar saying, one drink is too many and a thousand not enough.

not yet

There's many a man raising another man's child and he doesn't know it..

Or as I call it...you married a gamey yoke.

Bonzo Delaney

Still believe in the "never count your chickens before they hatch " saying and the grandfather old school trades man always said " it takes a life time to build up a name and a moment of laziness to ruin it" I try and treat every job with that in mind. No wonder I never make any money🙄
Del Boys " he who dares wins " is s good one too

poa

My father used to always say this when I got a new girlfriend.
If you want to know what she will look like in 20 years, look at her mother.

mariaalice

My mother had load, this are two of my favourites they are a garbled version of well know saying.

If death was something money could buy the rich would live and the poor would die.

Each to his own the man said as he kissed the cow.