Wise sayings

My mum always said that grannyqueenie!
My favourite is simply "It is what it is". Some how it puts things into perspective for me. I am also using "Good enough is good enough" quite a bit in the build up to Christmas!!

My mother always said: "Treat others as you would like to be treated yourself" and I have always tried to do that.

My mother used to say “Take care of the pennies; the pounds will look after themselves”.

Don't let the behaviour of others destroy your inner peace.

No good deed goes unpunished. I have found this (sadly) to be true oh so many times

It takes one to know one!

Hope for the best, expect the worst!

If it's meant to be it will be.

Into each life a little rain must fall

(sometimes it's more like a flamin' deluge).......

I like this lyric from Mark Knopfler. It is similar to yours,Jane

Sometimes you're the windscreen. Sometimes you're the bug.

Good call Christine

It'll be all right in the end, and if it's not all right then it's not the end.

In life, sometimes you're the pigeon and sometimes you're the statue!

Gd one of my mottoware pieces says that.

“Least said soonest mended”...one of the more sensible ones from my mum...mind you she struggled to stick to it!!

The smallest good deed is better than the best good intention.

N & G I put my lemons in the gin ?

Never go to bed on an argument

What goes around ,comes around

Same as Fennel said. Never let's me down.

If life gives you lemons.......throw them back REALLY hard !

Never trouble trouble, ‘til trouble troubles you!

I think 'do as you would be done by' covers many situations in life.

From my Dad - "When in doubt, say nowt."
I try, but don't always succeed.