[Andrew Stephens]

Everyone on NN is pretty wise, no? But maybe we weren't naturally born that way. Maybe we all had something to learn at one time.

I'm interested to know what wise words people here have been taught/told/learnt the hard way that have actually, really, had an effect on their actual, real lives.

?

[turtle777]

"This thread will end well."

(Wisdom from the collective 'NN memory)

-t

[Dork.]

You can't always get what you want, but if you try sometimes, you might find you get what you need.

[Dakar the Fourth]

Unsurprisingly, I am bereft of anything useful.

[turtle777]

Originally Posted by Dork. 

You can't always get what you want, but if you try sometimes, you might find you get what you need.

Sure it's not

"You can't always need what you try, but if you get sometimes, you might want you get what you find." ?

-t

[Oisín]

Everyone on NN is pretty wise, no?

No.

Next thread?

[turtle777]

Originally Posted by Oisín 

No.

Next thread?

Oh shuddup. You just brought wisdom to this thread

-t

[BlueSky]

Give a man a fish and you feed him for a day, but give him a case of dynamite and soon the village will be showered with mud, seaweed and unidentifiable fish chunks.

Though I can't say it's been a real-life lesson, I hope to test it someday.

[sek929]

"Don't work yourself to hard.....because it's hopeless" - Polish house-sitter

[Oisín]

Originally Posted by turtle777 

Oh shuddup. You just brought wisdom to this thread

-t

Well, I am obviously wise.

Just not the rest of you lot.

[turtle777]

Originally Posted by Oisín 

Well, I am obviously wise.

Just not the rest of you lot.

Well then, go on and start your own darn thread

-t

[RAILhead]

"He who sleeps with itchy butt, wakes up with stinky finger."

Thank you, and good night.

[OldManMac]

Confucius say secretary not permanent until screwed on desk.

[RAILhead]

Originally Posted by turtle777 

Sure it's not

"You can't always need to want what you get and what you want to try, but if you get to want sometimes to try, you might want to try to get what you get what you find when you try and get sometimes."

-t

Fixed.™

[xi_hyperon]

Originally Posted by Dakar the Fourth 

Unsurprisingly, I am bereft of anything useful.

You get points for using "bereft". I love that word.

[Dakar the Fourth]

Originally Posted by xi_hyperon 

You get points for using "bereft". I love that word.

That's actually the only reason I made that post.

[Oisín]

Originally Posted by xi_hyperon 

You get points for using "bereft". I love that word.

And we’re standing outside of this wonderland, looking so bereaved and bereft;
like a bowery bum when he finally understands: the bottle’s empty and there’s nothing left.

[Sijmen]

Still trying to accept this one: "Nothing worth having comes easy."

[turtle777]

Oh, yeah, my watch always says

"Don't let today be yesterday's tomorrow !"

-t

[xi_hyperon]

Originally Posted by Oisín 

And we’re standing outside of this wonderland, looking so bereaved and bereft;
like a bowery bum when he finally understands: the bottle’s empty and there’s nothing left.

I would not want to find myself in such a dire situation.

[Dork.]

There's no such thing as sanity, and that's the sanest fact....

(Now I want to listen to that album, and I don''t have it at work.... bummer.)

[Oisín]

Originally Posted by xi_hyperon 

I would not want to find myself in such a dire situation.

Well played, Sir!

(And yes, you too, Dork., though I must admit yours was slightly over-obvious.)

[Dork.]

Why use a feather when a sledgehammer will do?

[xi_hyperon]

Ha...I've got the music in my head now, but not on my work computer, unfortunately.

[RAILhead]

Originally Posted by Dork. 

There's no such thing as sanity, and that's the sanest fact....

(Now I want to listen to that album, and I don''t have it at work.... bummer.)

Now I have "look at that mama, she's got it stickin' in the camera. Man, wish I could have some" stuck in my head.

[olePigeon]

Occasional use of jocund and ebullient fin de siecle palaver is middling when executed in a perfunctory manner.

(Thank you Word of the Day.)

[Dork.]

Originally Posted by RAILhead 

Now I have "look at that mama, she's got it stickin' in the camera. Man, wish I could have some" stuck in my head.

You see, you should've learned to play that guitar!

[starman]

No matter where you go, there you are.

[Doofy]

Life's like a sh*t sandwich - the more bread you have, the less sh*t you have to eat.

[Oisín]

Originally Posted by olePigeon 

Occasional use of jocund and abullient fin de siecle palaver is middling when executed in a perfunctory manner.

(Thank you Word of the Day.)

= “Slang is okay sometimes”?

[And I think you mean ‘ebullient’, no?]

[subego]

Bad ideas make you sick.

[olePigeon]

Originally Posted by Oisín 

= “Slang is okay sometimes”?

[And I think you mean ‘ebullient’, no?]

Yes, meant ebullient. "Fin de siecle palaver" as in "modern idle talk."

[Eriamjh]

Exercise and eat right.

Die anyway.

[- - e r i k - -]

[iranfromthezoo]

Wow I think these words stay in my head constantly.

My goals are simple, I will always be painfully honest, work as hard as I can, learn as much as I can and hopefully make a difference in people’s lives.

Your playing small will not change the world

A man can no more diminish God's glory by refusing to worship Him than a lunatic can put out the sun by scribbling the word 'darkness' on the walls of his cell.
C. S. Lewis

[- - e r i k - -]

To paraphrase legendary partyboy Corey Delaney (Worthington?):

"I have taken a long hard look at myself. Everybody has. They love it."

[keekeeree]

"Leading by example doesn't guarantee they'll follow."

[subego]

Originally Posted by Eriamjh 

Exercise and eat right.

Die anyway.

I prefer...

Eating right doesn't make you live any longer, it just makes it feel that way.

[residentEvil]

you can pick your friends and you can pick your nose. but you can't pick your friend's nose.

if you love something, set it free. if it doesn't come back, hunt it down and kill it.

[gradient]

Sh!t happens when you party naked.

[imitchellg5]

A job worth doing once is worth doing twice.

[IceEnclosure]

I'd rather have a bottle in front of me than a frontal lobotomy.

[- - e r i k - -]

"Never cook bacon without a shirt on"

[ghporter]

"Women and cats will do as they please, and men and dogs should relax and get used to the idea."
Robert A. Heinlein

[dav]

if you don't got much soul left, and you know it, you still got soul.

[andi*pandi]

my mother always used to say,

"you catch more flies with honey than you do with vinegar."

my smart-ass response was always: why the hell do I want flies?

then I got to the working world and realized, that bosses are flies.

[Railroader]

If you don't have the time to do something right the first time, how are you going to find the time to do it over?

[Eug]

Car analogies always suck.

[olePigeon]

[after Bashir tells the story of The Boy Who Cried Wolf]
Julian Bashir: The point is, if you lie all the time, nobody's going to believe you, even when you're telling the truth.
Elim Garak: Are you sure that's the point, doctor?
Julian Bashir: Of course. What else could it be?
Elim Garak: That you should never tell the same lie twice.

[Dakar the Fourth]

Ah, Garak, my hero.