What is the best advice you have ever been given?

QueenOfWexico

Might be nice to have some wise thoughts to reflect on. I’ll start.

A good friend once told me “you can’t always control the situation, but you can control how you react to it.”

lbc2019

Don't eat yellow snow!

corner of hells

From my late Dad when my first son was born .
"Stretch the clothes ,son , not the baby".

PingTing comes for Fire

very little matters and nothing matters much

orourkeda1977

I was told by podge and rodge never to stick a banger up my arse at halloween

redcup342

Keep your mouth shut

tritriagain

Respect everyone but don't respect anyone too much.

Charlie19

Never trust a Monday fart.

Plumbthedepths

'You have two ears and one mouth, use them in proportion'.

Marengo

My late dad.. In relation to me being unhappy in a job.

'There's only one thing you have to do in this world, and that's die'.

AllForIt

I've never been personally been given advice that I can recall being just 'wow'.

Someone showed me how to open a bottle of beer in the absence of a bottle opener if you could call that advice.

Tangatagamadda Chaddabinga Bonga Bungo

Slow is smooth, smooth is fast.

what other people say about you is none of your business

Spanish Eyes

Be true to yourself, and don't follow the herd if you don't want to.

Only those who want to control you will be concerned about that!

SmartinMartin

No matter how good looking she is, someone somewhere is sick of her sh1t.

corner of hells

corner of hells wrote: »

From my late Dad when my first son was born .
"Stretch the clothes ,son , not the baby".

i have absolutely no idea what this could mean, can we get a hint

corner of hells

If it's got tits or tyres , it'll give you trouble at some stage.

Marengo

My dad again.

'Love many, trust few, always paddle your own canoe'

corner of hells

[Deleted User] wrote: »

i have absolutely no idea what this could mean, can we get a hint

Neither had I , my Dad was a daft fcuker.

NSAman

"Be nice to everyone on the way up, you are going to meet those same people on the way down"

LOTTOWINNER

Never argue with a stupid person, because they'll bring you down to their level and beat you with experience.

honeybear

sh1t happens

honeybear

What's for you won't pass you

Sinus pain

Goof things happen to bad people

salmocab

Lad I was mates with in Australia’s dad told him before he went ‘son never travel anywhere with an asshole, because there will be one waiting for you when you arrive’.

nlrkjos

Wear sunscreen!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Baz Lhurmann.

tedpan

Don't worry, be happy

Seve OB

Before I read any of the answers on this thread I quickly though I don't know......... But what I do know is that most of the best advice I ever got came from my old man.

Thanks Da.

Sorry about that

Love many, trust few, always paddle your own canoe. (Mam's advice)

RiderOnTheStorm

2 from my mother in law (both given on birth of my first kid - who is now a nurse and getting married later this year..... how time flies!)

Quickest way to attract a kids attention is to sit down & look comfortable

If the child is quiet..... leave him alone. Unless he has been quiet for too long!

Snow Garden

Don't buy into the corporate career dream. Find an enjoyable job with a good work-life balance i.e. 9 to 5.

NewbridgeIR

An older and senior colleague seeing me stressed out with a heavy workload (all due to staff shortages)
I had just said to him that I was thinking of working at the weekend to catch up.

"Don't make the firm's problem your problem."

beejee

Get out of that garden.

Get off that wall.

Two pieces of sagely advice that have steered me to success in life.

SmartinMartin

beejee wrote: »

Get out of that garden.

Get off that wall.

Two pieces of sagely advice that have steered me to success in life.

Burglar?

Gloomtastic!

Simples, treat people how you would like to be treated.

Pauliedragon

"No ****in way are you going into construction"
My old man said that to me when I was about 5 years old in the 80's when I followed him around as a chippie wanting to be like "my dad" He meant well the 80's weren't great.

Doctors room ghost

If you’re not first you’re last.ricky bobby

washiskin

When I was a teenager, agonising over an unattainable fella an older lady said to me
"Look, he sh1ts and farts like everyone else"
Best advice I ever got.

Satta Massagana

Stay away from the bookies son.

Charlie19

Pauliedragon wrote: »

"No ****in way are you going into construction"
My old man said that to me when I was about 5 years old in the 80's when I followed him around as a chippie wanting to be like "my dad" He meant well the 80's weren't great.

So what line of work did you persue?

everlast75

Speak softly and carry a big stick..

s4uv3

"Know your own worth"

Immortal Starlight

A closed mouth catches no flies.

Ferajacka

Don't eat anything bigger than your head.

porsche boy

Act your wage.

mzungu

Don't put anything smaller than your elbow in your ear.

SoundsRight

Treat them mean to keep them keen.

honeybear

honeybear wrote: »

What's for you won't pass you

hate this one

nobody ever says it to a bereaved person or a cancer victim.

Chancer3001

mzungu wrote: »

Don't put anything bigger than your elbow in your ear.

Its meant to be SMALLER.

as in, yout elbow doesnt fit in.and dont put anuthing smaller in... i.e. put nothing in there

TCM

I've forgotten.

xzanti

Have more than you show and speak less than you know.