Anonymous wrote:The chief cause of failure is sacrificing what you want most for what you want in the moment. That helped me when I was working my way through school.

I love this!

'Get used to dissappointment' - when my kids claim life's not fair, blah blah
'You can't change the wind, you can only adjust your sails.
'Besides that, Mrs. Lincoln, how was the play?'

There but for the grace of God, go I.

Everything matters.

Time is love.

Choose kindness.

He who smelt it, dealt it.

Deal with it.

Is "risk it for a biscuit" a real saying or is it just something my family made up?

Thanks for letting me know!

Treat people how you want to be treated.

And if you don't, you have shit all to complain about.

The more things change, the more they stay the same

Anonymous wrote:When you stare long enough into the abyss, the abyss will stare back at you.

The best criticism of the bad is the practice of the better.

This is a complete butchering of the Nietzche quote, "And when you gaze long into an abyss the abyss also gazes into you"

But, I must say I get a kick out of imagining Nietzche's reaction were he to know any of his quotes had been turned into peppy self help mantras

You can shit in one hand and wish in the other, and see which one gets filled up first.

- my deceased FIL

Keep it moving.


Stay in your lane.

To Whom much is given, much is expected.

My mom used to say it not about money - grew up poor - but about talents or gifts you have. It is a shame to waste those. She also used it in a don't be lazy way

Build a bridge and get over it.

Live your choices.

Excuses are the refuge of cowards.