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Daddima Wed 20-Dec-17 16:38:46

Reading through posts about relationships, I’m reminded of my mother’s saying when relationship problems arose. If someone said, “There’s two sides to every story”, her ( wise) answer was, “ No, there’s three sides, his, hers, and the truth, which will be somewhere in between”.

What are your wise sayings?

WilmaKnickersfit Sat 23-Dec-17 13:11:06

hilda I thought that advice was given to husbands about their wives! tchgrin

Moocow Sat 23-Dec-17 15:37:44

I could have done with reading bellasnana before I went out yesterday- Don't let the behaviour of others destroy your inner peace.

Can't think of one that hasn't already been said but this one is new to me and one I'll try to recall when appropriate from now on.

Jalima1108 Sat 23-Dec-17 15:47:36

hildajenniJ
grin

raggyanna Sun 24-Dec-17 09:22:17

A lot of my sayings come from my mottoware.....the polite ones anyway!

loopyloo Sun 24-Dec-17 09:29:08

From a great film " Top of the class" .... Hold your nerve.

BBbevan Sun 24-Dec-17 09:47:35

My DGD1 loves the saying ' Hold your horses' much the same I think

2Nannypat Sun 24-Dec-17 14:56:52

Oh what a tangled web we weave when first we practise to deceive.

NannyTee Sun 24-Dec-17 16:00:06

Never trust a man with hair of one colour and beard of another!

Jalima1108 Sun 24-Dec-17 16:01:34

[gasp]
DH!

NannyTee Sun 24-Dec-17 16:02:20

And mine grin

Jalima1108 Sun 24-Dec-17 16:02:28

Although both are grey now, that's a relief

NannyTee Sun 24-Dec-17 16:04:45

Hmm heads still darker than chin here

NannyTee Sun 24-Dec-17 16:05:29

At least mine are the same now haha

BBbevan Sun 24-Dec-17 22:34:09

Nannytee???

rascal Mon 25-Dec-17 01:10:38

Mony a mickle maks a muckle" and means "lots of small amounts of cash can grow into a large amount of cash.

Blinko Mon 25-Dec-17 08:54:24

Mum used to say 'Count your blessings'.
Churchill had a good one 'Keep buggering on'.

DeeWBW Wed 27-Dec-17 20:16:53

A smile a day keeps the doctor away. A slight adaptation to the 'apple' version.

DanniRae Thu 28-Dec-17 17:37:29

Life is how it is, not how it should be.

Menopaws Thu 28-Dec-17 18:46:45

Be cheerful:Strive to be happy

XXGrannyXX Mon 01-Jan-18 12:41:46

"I would rather be wealthy, healthy and happy, than poor, ill and sad".

Jalima1108 Mon 01-Jan-18 15:49:35

'Two wrongs don't make a right' was my mother's mantra and I do find myself saying that quite often too

Orange123 Thu 01-Feb-18 03:48:31

Never try to teach a pig to sing. It wastes your time and annoys the pig.

Anannymous Thu 01-Feb-18 10:08:01

‘Don’t knock chuck a brick up the passage’ said by my mum often if we were dropping subtle hints about something.

‘You get a lovely view from the moral high ground’

Lindylo Thu 01-Feb-18 10:32:48

My mother always used to say before you do or say anything think 'how would that make you feel?'. It really works!

Oldwoman70 Thu 01-Feb-18 10:43:31

When having a sort out in preparation for a house move a friend said "you don't possess anything which is no longer useful - it possesses you"