Unusual "wise" sayings?

Melania Frump · 21-01-2020 11:47pm

Bishop of hope wrote: »

There's no I in team.

No.

But there is a me.

Better Than Christ · 21-01-2020 11:48pm

Bishop of hope wrote: »

There's no I in team.

No, but there is a U in cunt.

Bishop of hope · 21-01-2020 11:56pm

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

worded · 22-01-2020 12:25am

We will burn that bridge when we come to it

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

harry Bailey esq · 22-01-2020 12:32am

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 · 22-01-2020 12:40am

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 · 22-01-2020 1:49am

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

Deja Boo · 22-01-2020 4:18am

Wise, helpful, good persepective:

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

Gloomtastic! · 22-01-2020 5:10pm

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. · 22-01-2020 5:43pm

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

Capt'n Midnight · 22-01-2020 6:48pm

worded wrote: »

We will burn that bridge when we come to it

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

"I would never join a club that would have me as a member." - Groucho Marx

Capt'n Midnight · 22-01-2020 7:50pm

Bishop of hope wrote: »

There's no I in team.

It's hidden in the A-hole.

ghost of ireland past · 22-01-2020 9:29pm

'It's better to have one mouth and five arses than to have one arse and five mouths.'

Deja Boo · 22-01-2020 9:33pm

The longest journey begins with a woman scorned.

Feisar · 22-01-2020 9:41pm

What's for you won't pass you.

Feckin' hate that one, so self fulfilling.

Deja Boo · 22-01-2020 9:46pm

Neither a borrower nor a lender be think alike.

Deja Boo · 23-01-2020 3:00am

keep the good side out

StupidLikeAFox · 23-01-2020 3:15am

If you think it's expensive to hire a professional, wait until you hire an amateur

23-01-2020 3:41am

You come at the King, you best not miss.

Ted_YNWA · 23-01-2020 4:25am

Always look on the bright side of life

Always Tired · 23-01-2020 5:01am

Since the cool russian ones on page 1 the thread pretty much forgot about the "unusual" part these are mostly bog standard ones everyone knows

Deja Boo · 23-01-2020 5:43am

I beg to differ ^ :pac:

Never count your chickens until they've crossed the road.

Bishop of hope · 23-01-2020 9:57am

Always Tired wrote: »

Since the cool russian ones on page 1 the thread pretty much forgot about the "unusual" part these are mostly bog standard ones everyone knows

Never heard that one, where did it come from?

This one did the rounds one time after a comedy sketch..... “Some hammer down your trousers“!

Bishop of hope · 23-01-2020 9:58am

Deja Boo wrote: »

I beg to differ ^ :pac:

Never count your chickens until they've crossed the road.

In our house that was "never count your chickens till after dinner".

1800_Ladladlad · 23-01-2020 6:16pm

"Birds born in a cage think flying is an illness."

"Sure even salt can look like sugar." ... wouldn't always trust what you see,

"You're trying to find a way home and you haven't even left your bedroom." ....For those who worry about things that haven't even happened yet.

Nevin Parsnipp · 23-01-2020 7:42pm

Candie wrote: »

My grandfather was full of wise-sounding sayings.

On people who appear extrovert but are also deep thinkers... the brighter the light, the deeper the shadow.

When he'd be trying to be generous and spoil the grandkids... I'd rather give a gift with a warm hand than a cold one.

When something you couldn't control would happen... You can't control the direction of the wind, so lets just adjust the sails.

On greediness... People who give have everything, people who keep everything have nothing.

I know a lot of Russian sayings, but almost none of them make sense.

They also have a saying ...

."In Russia there is no such thing as an ugly woman....there is only not enough vodka".

Very apt in this posters opinion.....

Deja Boo · 23-01-2020 8:15pm

If things don't add up, the truth wasn't included in the equation.

23-01-2020 9:30pm

Seek respect, not attention.

MMXX · 23-01-2020 10:17pm

Don't touch a fire with your hand.

idnkph · 23-01-2020 10:18pm

Whiskey when you're ill makes you well..... But whiskey when you're well makes you ill.
Pretty self explanatory.

Better to fail honors than to fail pass. Old school friend said just before failing his leaving cert.

You can only p1ss with the c0ck that you were given.
Meaning know your limitations.

naughtysmurf · 23-01-2020 10:21pm

A bad day fishing is better than a good day at work

Mattdhg · 23-01-2020 10:57pm

It's better to light a candle than curse the darkness.

A lot of the times we can help ourselves out of difficult situations more than we initially believe, which is why I like this so much.

Guava Juice · 23-01-2020 11:07pm

Avoid choreplay.

23-01-2020 11:24pm

Love generously. Forgive early. And get on with life.

Noel Fitzpatrick the Supervet.

sligojoek · 24-01-2020 10:01am

If you were stuck for a c**t he'd make two of them.

MetzgerMeister · 24-01-2020 10:11am

Never get your mickey caught in a zipper

Hell hath no fury like a woman scorned

You have 2 ears and one mouth. Use them in that ratio

Carry · 24-01-2020 10:32am

Just came across this article:

https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2020/jan/24/dont-blame-mirror-your-ugly-face-foreign-idioms-hannah-jane-parkinson

Read the comments, you'll find lots of funny and unusual sayings

jmayo · 24-01-2020 5:42pm

There are usual one I really find good when looking at supposed great offers ...
"If it walks like a duck and quacks like a duck, then it's a fooking duck."

My father had one that was used quite amount on me when I did something stupid.
"Don't be sorry be sensible."
Now I am using it on my kids.

There is saying in aviation that I came across in relation to some recent aviation fookups...
“if you think safety is expensive, wait till you have an accident”.

Other one is
"There are bold pilots, there are old pilots, but there are no old bold pilots"

iamstop · 24-01-2020 7:41pm

Just heard a lad in work tell someone "Better to have it and not need it that to need it and not have it!"

Don't throw away useful things just because you've no use for it right now.

24-01-2020 8:16pm

When in receipt of bad news, getting worse - “More and more, I like this less and less”

Mattdhg · 24-01-2020 11:59pm

Notoldorwise wrote:

Better to be late than be dead on time.

But also,

Better three hours too soon than a moment too late.

Once you miss that bus, it's gone and it's not coming back. No point crying over someone's grave thinking of all the things you never said to them.

Doctors room ghost · 25-01-2020 12:01am

Every fungi is edible.
At least once.

komodosp · 25-01-2020 6:27pm

If you don't GOSUB a program loop, you'll never get a subroutine

Blaze420 · 25-01-2020 6:56pm

Never look a gift horse in the eyes

Moghead · 25-01-2020 7:12pm

You stuck your arse in the fire, now you may sit on the blisters.

naughtysmurf · 25-01-2020 7:25pm

Early is on-time, on-time is late, late is disrespectful

komodosp · 26-01-2020 8:35pm

A stitch in nine saves time

Deub · 26-01-2020 8:37pm

Being scared doesn’t avoid danger

odyssey06 · 26-01-2020 8:43pm

Beware the man of one book.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Homo_unius_libri
There's two ways you can interpret this... the "fear" is of the formidable intellectual opponent who has dedicated himself to and become a master in a single chosen discipline; however, the phrase today most often refers to the interpretation of expressing "fear" of the opinions of the illiterate man who has "only read a single book".

Similarly, some people get an idea into their heads and they ain't got room for any others.

odyssey06 · 26-01-2020 8:49pm

"Tell me what you eat, and I will tell you what you are."

This is the origins of the phrase "you are what you eat" - originally it meant that in France from someone's diet you could tell their status and where in France they lived.

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