Unusual "wise" sayings?

Poochie05

Things turn out best for the people who make the best out of the way things turn out.

the_pen_turner

just saw this on redit.
you are in no way obliged to set yourself on fire to keep ther warm

LaFuton

whats for ya wont pass ya

Deja Boo

LaFuton wrote: »

whats for ya wont pass ya

I love this ^

Snails pace

"Whats seldom is wonderful" my grandmother say that to me about sweet treats

"A permanent solution to a temporary problem" a priest said that at a friend's funeral who took his own life. I'll never forget that saying.

Winston Spencer

Why is the old owl so wise.....?
Big eyes, big ears and a very small mouth.

decky1

ednwireland wrote: »

"you cant eat a view"

when someone comments on the view form my house, which was actually a comment by my OH uncle.

an old guy i knew many years ago kept a goat in his garden which over looked the sea, the grass was never good and people used to comment on this for the goats sake, 'he may not have much to eat but look at the view he has ' he'd say to them.:D

decky1

When you go to the house of the donkey, don't talk about ears.

littlevillage

"Wish in one hand, **** in the other. See which one gets filled first." When a person wants the impossible.

decky1

When you meet a man with one leg it's very hard not to talk about shoes.

candycock

Drink with the boys and get up with the men,
ate'n bread is long forgotten,
Sit tight and watch the fish bite,
Keep your powder dry,
Cold hands warm heart,
When the apple is ripe it will fall,
The clock will turn slowly but it will turn,
Drink is in sense is out.

candycock

LaFuton wrote: »

whats for ya wont pass ya

Awful saying

FishOnABike

Snails pace wrote: »

"Whats seldom is wonderful" my grandmother say that to me about sweet treats.

That's a translation of an old Irish proverb or seanfhocail - An rud is anamh is iontach.

It's amazing how much Irish still permeates the English spoken here today even though it is three or four generations or more since it was the primary language of the most of the population.

coffeepls

I said to my niece regarding a decision
“It’s six of one or half a dozen of the other”
“What does THAT mean??” says she
So I explained
“It means it’s much of a muchness whatever we decide”

“Wha???”

Ted_YNWA

coffeepls wrote: »

I said to my niece regarding a decision
“It’s six of one or half a dozen of the other”
“What does THAT mean??” says she
So I explained
“It means it’s much of a muchness whatever we decide”

“Wha???”

It's the same difference.

Equally head scratching.

Widdershins

If life gives you lemons, make lemonade.

Carry

Widdershins wrote: »

If life gives you lemons, make lemonade.

If life gives you lemons, line up the tequila shots.

Deja Boo

Carry wrote: »

If life gives you lemons, line up the tequila shots.

If life gives you lemons, squirt 'em in the eye!

Deja Boo

"There are millions of stars, circling millions of moons, circling millions of planets in millions of galaxies, that all revolve around one point in the universe... That point is not you." -Reba

Bishop of hope

There's no I in team.

Melania Frump

Bishop of hope wrote: »

There's no I in team.

No.

But there is a me.

Better Than Christ

Bishop of hope wrote: »

There's no I in team.

No, but there is a U in cunt.

Bishop of hope

There's worse things, than being called a cnut bucaise a cnut is useful.

worded

We will burn that bridge when we come to it

Beware of “so called” friends who throw rocks at you

harry Bailey esq

worded wrote: »

We will burn that bridge when we come to it

That was a mate of mines saying, indeed way of living truth be told. Not with us anymore unfortunately. Bittersweet for me to hear it. Feeling all sentimental now dammit!

beerguts

My Father has two that to my horror I have found myself using as i get older.
1. You will follow the crow yet. (Meaning: If you are too fussy with your food one day you could be glad to steal the piece of bread from a crows beak for something to eat.)

2. Let hunger be your sauce (Meaning: if you were hungry enough you wouldnt care how your food tasted that much)

10000maniacs

One that I can apply to my job.
If all you have is a hammer, everything begins to look like a nail.

Deja Boo

Wise, helpful, good persepective:

"These are small, but the ones out there are far away."

Gloomtastic!

Bishop of hope wrote: »

There's worse things, than being called a cnut bucaise a cnut is useful.

Unless you're a useless cnut!

rodneyTrotter.

My Brother once told my uncle ..
‘He who sticks his nose in a beehive will get more than a nostril full of honey ‘