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

IvyTheTerrible

A German saying "You cannot reheat old soup", meaning that getting back with an ex is a bad idea.

Potential-Monke

"What's meant for you won't pass you by"

I really believe in that one, because it's my current reason for being single for so long, and I may be holding out hope that it does come through... I'm so lonely...

Colser

Potential-Monke wrote: »

"What's meant for you won't pass you by"

I really believe in that one, because it's my current reason for being single for so long, and I may be holding out hope that it does come through... I'm so lonely...

Good things come to those who wait..
Hope it happens for you.:)

deise toffee

An ounce of brains is worth a ton of muscle!

Self-praise is no praise.

mzungu

What comes by nature never comes by post.

bnt

Not opening an umbrella indoors: not for any superstitious reasons, just as a general health and safety thing. You could have someone's eye out with that thing ...

mfceiling

poa wrote: »

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

To the person who barely can say hello to you after you've greeted them...

"Sure what can you expect from a pig only a grunt".

Capt'n Midnight

Colser wrote: »

Good things come to those who wait..
Hope it happens for you.:)

Rudy's on a train to nowhere, halfway down the line
...
Rudy thought that all good things comes to those that wait
But recently he could see that it may come too late.

luftmensch

"Give a man a fish and you feed him for a day. Don't teach a man to fish, and feed yourself.

He's a grown man. Fishing's not that hard."

Bonzo Delaney

thattequilagirl wrote: »

Think the saying applies to people who charge you directly by the hour (lawyers, prostitutes, therapists)

Oh sorry those Bastids fair enough point taken.

Another one " it's not the length of your wand that matters it's the magic you make with it that counts"

Vowel Movement

If at first you don't succeed skydiving is not for you

Wibbs

The fewer fcuks you give, the more fcuks you'll tend to get.

Native American proverb: It is easy to be brave from a distance.

luftmensch

The world owes you nothing, it was here first.

Don't worry about those who talk behind your back, they're behind you for a reason.

When you need to make a hard decision, flip a coin. You will suddenly know what it is you are hoping for.

The one who follows the crowd will usually get no further than the crowd. The one who walks alone, is likely to find himself in places no one has ever been.

The world is big, and I want to have a good look at it before it gets dark.

Don't be a d1ck.

ToddyDoody

ToddyDoody wrote: »

See a penny, pick it up, all day long you'll have good luck.

What is that supposed to mean

Filmer Paradise

Where the toilet chain swings. The seat will be warm.

Maireadio

Don't judge until you've walked a mile in someone else's shoes.

armaghlad

I'm a firm believer in the magpie rule

1 for sorrow 2 for joy
3 for a girl 4 for a boy

I always only ever to see one of the buggers and always get bad luck later that day

Ted_YNWA

armaghlad wrote: »

I'm a firm believer in the magpie rule

1 for sorrow 2 for joy
3 for a girl 4 for a boy

I always only ever to see one of the buggers and always get bad luck later that day

5 for silver, 6 for gold.

7 for a secret never to be told

Utdfan20titles

What other people say about you behind your back is none of your business

Iwasfrozen

The world owes you nothing is one a lot of Irish people could do with hearing.

Bonzo Delaney

Candie wrote: »

Native American proverb: It is easy to be brave from a distance.

" there's a fine line between bravery and stupidity "

Colser

armaghlad wrote: »

I'm a firm believer in the magpie rule

1 for sorrow 2 for joy
3 for a girl 4 for a boy

I always only ever to see one of the buggers and always get bad luck later that day

I always salute a lone magpie.:o


Never run after a man or a bus,theres always another one coming...(hopefully).

armaghlad

Ted_YNWA wrote: »

5 for silver, 6 for gold.

7 for a secret never to be told

Thanks I had forgotten the rest

Gwynplaine

Don't look at the mantlepiece when you're poking the fire.

valoren

When it's raining gold, reach for a bucket, not a thimble.

Wibbs

Maireadio wrote: »

Don't judge until you've walked a mile in someone else's shoes.

I'll judge you. For being a shoe thief.

sbsquarepants

IvyTheTerrible wrote: »

A German saying "You cannot reheat old soup", meaning that getting back with an ex is a bad idea.

Sex with the ex is never a good idea - but you can of course reheat old soup, had it for my lunch yesterday. In fact reheated old soup, is usually nicer than freshly made soup:D

Say Your Number

"Give a man a gun and he'll rob a bank, give a man a bank and he'll rob the world"

"I don't do regrets, regrets are pointless, it's too late for regrets, you've already done it haven't you, you've lived your life, no point wishing you could change it" - Lemmy