when you assume you make an ass out of u and me

"Comparison is the thief of joy."

I'm sorry that's how you had to find out that you were an unwanted pregnancy.

The best way to make money in Las Vegas is to sell light bulbs.

When in doubt, shut up.

"So do not worry or be anxious about tomorrow, for tomorrow will have worries and anxieties of its own. Sufficient for each day is its own trouble." - great reminder for anxious people but also for everyone in general, over worrying is not only a bad time but also wasteful and unproductive

"No one can serve two masters; for either he will hate the one and love the other, or he will be devoted to one and despise the other. You cannot serve God and money" - anti-capitalist/greediness statement that is the basis for any actual prosocial society

"You have heard that it was said, ‘You shall love your neighbor and hate your enemy.’ But I say to you, love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you, so that you may be sons of your Father who is in heaven; for He causes His sun to rise on the evil and the good, and sends rain on the righteous and the unrighteous. For if you love those who love you, what reward do you have? Do not even the tax collectors do the same? And if you greet only your brothers, what more are you doing than others? Do not even the Gentiles do the same? Therefore you are to be perfect, as your heavenly Father is perfect." - a reminder to approach everyone with love and patience, and not just because it's the right thing to do but because, if you want to change their mind, you're gonna have to go softly and wisely (this includes MAGA!)

All from the big J of Nazareth, of course.

Oof, I see how that can hit a sensitive spot. I mostly meant it in a positive sense, that even a short thing can be important. But of course it also has the other side, sadly. However, here comes the importance about the monsters part: the good days are still not a lie.

Don’t feed animals that aren’t yours.

“Valo lisää valoa”

Roughly translates to “light brings more light”.

Equally fundamental to my being as “hymy tarttuu”, which is the corny cousin with narrower scope. “Smile is contagious” translated roughly.

"I could stick my head up a cows ass and see for myself, or I could just take the butcher's word."

A wise man* once said "If you do a shitty job rolling you'll end up with a shitty joint".

*His last name was literally "Wise".

Reminds me of this one:

The best beginner pet is a Hamster.
They live for 5 days and don’t require any food or water

Edit: the reply before was:

Don’t feed animals that are yours.

your amygdala is stupid and always faster than your frontal cortex

Another great thing about abortions being readily available: I know that it was an unwanted pregnancy (failed contraception), but I also know I was a wanted child, because they could have easily terminated but chose to keep me.

Knowing I had been an unwanted pregnancy and a forced birth would have messed me up.

No, that's stupid beca-

Ahhhhhhh, yeah, you're right.

Also, a bad driver never misses their turn.

Your second one. I'm fond of

Idle hands are the devil's playmate

That was a big one from my childhood.

Buy the tool you need, don’t wait for whatever is coming next.

Not really.

Take the first one. Someone can work hard to improve themselves, but have a realistic idea of how far they can go. Maybe I'll take a chance and open a hot dog stand of my own; I shouldn't expect to outdo Burger King or KFC.

You can take risks safely. A scuba diver can explore a cave with a trained buddy and proper equipment, or just swim in alone.

All the people who fought in the Tojan War are long dead, but Homer's words still live on.

Initial respect or friendliness should be the default behaviour until proven otherwise.

"Life is what happens to you while you are making other plans".

"The enemy of good is perfect."

Endlessly chasing perfect can destroy something that was already good.

Respect is earned, but all people deserve to be treated with decency by default.

"I don't know" is a valid scientific statement and (hopefully) the beginning of wisdom

Never attribute to malice what may adequately be explained by incompetence.

Everything in life is temporary. Even life itself.

You're 100% right.

Sorry, but the previous comment taught me to ignore you.

Terry Goidkind. The wizards rules. Sure he was terrified about communism, whatever. But separate art from artist.

Read the wizards rules and tell me it's bot truth.

EDIT because someone rudely asked:

Wizards Rules

1. People are stupid.

2. The greatest harm can result from the best intentions.

3. Passion rules reason, for better or for worse.

4. There is magic in sincere forgiveness; in the forgiveness you give, but more so in the forgiveness you receive.

5. Mind what people do, not only what they say, for deeds will betray a lie.

6. The only sovereign you can allow to rule you is reason.

7. Life is the future, not the past.

8. Talga Vassternich Deserve victory.

9. Contradictions cannot exist. Not in part nor in whole.

10. Willfully turning aside from the truth is treason to one's self.

11. Embrace life, seek strength without hate.

I prefer:

Niinkuin tikku paskassa

Or the equally sage:

Niinkuin pieru Saharassa

Ah, but you see I am neither negative nor positive.

I am in fact a graviton, and therefore not a charge carrier.

"Life happens where ever you are" "pide is not the opposite of shame, but it's source"

Most of those don't mean opposite things, though. They aren't describing incompatible concepts. Even, "great minds think alike" and, "fools seldom differ" are more comments about different contexts than opposite meaning.

Right, and that's kinda my point. I said that there are opposites, not that they don't have any value at all. Context is key.

This is very true and ultimately one of the most difficult choices to ever make consistently.

https://sot.fandom.com/wiki/Wizard's_Rules

Is it that hard to just link to the thing you want other people to see

I don't recall ever seeing one like that.. I like it, but you just reminded me of one I grew up seeing.. a bird eating a frog, but the frog is choking the bird, with a quote "never give up "

True. I heard this long ago. I also heard this from the same person.

Doubt is a virtue and the beginning of all wisdom.

That first one is hard to argue with.

"Do not ask for a lighter load, but wider shoulders."
-on trials and tribulations.

"Everyone is fighting a battle you know nothing about."
-on compassion and perspective.

"It takes pressure to make diamonds."
-on appreciating adversity.

"You can either laugh or cry. Take your pick."
-on the absurdities of life.

"You can never go home again"
-on impermanence. Not in the literal sense of never being able to physically go home, but rather that specific time and place in life that can't be returned to.

"You are the captain of your ship."
-on taking command of your life.

The twig you underestimated is going to be the one to take your eye out.

We say "perfect is the enemy of good." Even simpler.

Oo I like that second one. It's a thinker.

Terry Goidkind. The wizards rules.

Here's a non fandom link: https://terrygoodkindlegacy.com/rules

Looks pretty sloppy, but maybe that's modern bootstrapped web design, idk.

Haven't seen it yet.

You can make no mistakes and still lose. That is not failure, that is life. -Picard

You can never go home again.

The act of leaving means you and possibly your home and the people around it are now divergent. It loses the familiarity that made it comfortable.

Nobody gets out of life alive, life is a terminal condition.

Just setting expectations. Hopefully the realization that you only get one go at it, so try to live while you can.

Spare the rod, spoil the child.

I remember this because so many use it as a validation of punishment - the allusion to beating the child with a stick. What it means is to guide a child like a shepherd guides a flock using a crook or whatever. Teach and guide a child so they grow up well.

Everyone can be jealous of what you got, but nobody is jealous of how hou got it

Pretty self explanatory.

Youth is wasted on the young.

Just a tired old truism that young people just don’t appreciate what they have. Either health, time, looks, whatever. It’s true. They can’t. It’s like not appreciating breathing until you have a bad cold and realize the value of not having a plugged up nose.

Sky is the limit means nothing is impossible, so they say pretty much the same thing about aiming high.

Isn't that what I meant? English saying is a prescriptivist version of the Chinese song; Chinese saying is a descriptivist version of the English saying

To be clear, the Chinese saying isn't implying that the problem will naturally go away. It's implying that people will be driven to solve the problem as the deadline approaches

That one was a bit tongue in cheek, yeah.

"The graveyard is filled with people who had the right of way"

Ubi dubium ibi libertas – Where there is doubt there is freedom!