Wise Sayings...or Not

[Donk]

Make sure the brain is in gear before the mouth is engaged.

It's easier to stay warm than to get warm. me after years of motorcycles and sailboats.

 

[Donk]

It is better to remain silent and be thought a fool than to open your mouth and remove all doubt. Mark Twain via my Dad

 

[bdalameda]

“You have brains in your head. You have feet in your shoes. You can steer yourself any direction you choose.” — Dr. Seuss

 

[Belisaerio]

Stop worrying about what other people think of you. They almost never do.

 

[Al st1100]

 

[JetRanger]

 

[motornut]

beware what you wish for...you might get it

 

[Larry Fine]

If you aim for nothing, you'll hit it every time.

 

[Weaselinsuit]

Don't eat yellow snow

 

[mello dude]

Mr Murphy was an optimist....

 

[Sadlsor]

Every Rule of thumb in mechanics has an exception!

And if a hammer won't fix it, then it must be an electrical problem.

"Face your fears."

Face your fear, live your dreams.
Corollary (not to be confused with coronary): Everything you want in life is just on the other side of fear.
Alternate Corollary: No one ever grows inside their comfort zone.

Don't eat yellow snow

Ah, yes. The words of the inimitable Frank Zappa.

The ability to quote is a serviceable substitute for wit. - W. Somerset Maugham
But if you don't like that one, consider: A witty saying proves nothing. - Voltaire
Originality is merely the ability to conceal one's source. - author unknown

 

[mello dude]

He hath the most rightous, needs to look in the mirror the most.

 

[TerryS]

When you can't remember the right words, just say "I can't remember how to say that in English". That way you appear to be multilingual rather than just stupid.

 

[bdalameda]

"The louder he talked of his honor, the faster we counted our spoons," - Emerson

 

[Daboo]

“I am not what I ought to be, I am not what I want to be, I am not what I hope to be in another world; but still I am not what I once used to be, and by the grace of God I am what I am”.

Chris

 

[Daboo]

Don't eat yellow snow

On the other hand, purple snow is not the same.

Chris

 

[klaproth]

There is no underestimating the poor taste of the American public.

Another version of this, I think it was George Satanyana:
"Nobody ever went broke overestimating the vulgarity of the American public."

 

[SMSW]

Originality is merely the ability to conceal one's source. - author unknown

No need to hide the author's name....

 

[Sadlsor]

It's more like forgetting, than hiding.

 

[ST1100Y]