Unusual "wise" sayings?

silverharp wrote: »

A Russian one I heard recently, eat breakfast alone, eat lunch with a friend and give your dinner to your enemy

Graces7 wrote: »

Old man outside a Kerry pub was fond of these things.

"F.E.A.R.' False Evidence Appearing Real. "

beejee wrote: »

I've always put a lot of stock in common sayings/perceived wisdom. There's a reason they've lasted through the ages.

It's interesting when you hear one that's new to you.

A little while back I was talking about the price of something, dismissing something like an extra 20 quid by buying in one place versus another.

Anyway, bloke tells me "it's not a lot of money, but it's lot when you don't have it!"

Now, whether this even counts as a "saying" or not, I think it's very clever.

It's easy to say 5 euro isn't a lot of money, but try buying something for a fiver less in a shop and you'll find out sharpish how important they think it is

"it's a lot when you don't have it". Nice! Makes you think twice about wasting money, even small amounts.

Any others that mightnt be well known?

The Tetrarch wrote: »

A supposed wise saying in racehorse breeding is "breed the best to the best and hope for the best".
It means send an expensive mare to an expensive stallion.

My understanding of it is you are encouraged to buy an expensive mare, send her to an expensive stallion, wait a year for the foal.
The winners here are the seller of the mare and the stallion owner.
The offspring of these matings are often useless.
You will only find out if the horse is any good three years after the mating.