# The "One sentence of good advice" thread. **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [November 27, 2012, 2:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-one-sentence-of-good-advice-thread/642265 "2012-11-27T14:51:05Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![Crotalus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/crotalus/32/41_2.png) [@Crotalus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Crotalus)\ **Post date:** [November 27, 2012, 6:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-one-sentence-of-good-advice-thread/642265/41 "2012-11-27T18:18:08Z")
Read the instructions. ---
**Author:** ![tdn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/94ad74/32.png) [@tdn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tdn)\ **Post date:** [November 27, 2012, 6:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-one-sentence-of-good-advice-thread/642265/42 "2012-11-27T18:21:09Z")
Don’t just do something, sit there. (It’s a Buddhist thing.) ---
**Author:** ![PotatoPeeler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/838e76/32.png) [@PotatoPeeler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PotatoPeeler)\ **Post date:** [November 27, 2012, 6:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-one-sentence-of-good-advice-thread/642265/43 "2012-11-27T18:30:59Z")
Don’t pet burning dogs. ---
**Author:** ![PandaBear77](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/edb3f5/32.png) [@PandaBear77](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PandaBear77)\ **Post date:** [November 27, 2012, 6:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-one-sentence-of-good-advice-thread/642265/44 "2012-11-27T18:47:51Z")
Never explain, your friends don’t need it and your enemies won’t believe it. ---
**Author:** ![jharvey963](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/54ee81/32.png) [@jharvey963](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jharvey963)\ **Post date:** [November 27, 2012, 7:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-one-sentence-of-good-advice-thread/642265/45 "2012-11-27T19:00:03Z")
> [@kopek](#): > > I would rather have a half bottle in front of me than a full frontal lobotomy. Nothing personal, but I have to do this… 🙂 I’d rather have a free bottle in front of me than a pre-frontal lobotomy. ---
**Author:** ![Sunspace](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sunspace/32/1250_2.png) [@Sunspace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sunspace)\ **Post date:** [November 27, 2012, 7:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-one-sentence-of-good-advice-thread/642265/46 "2012-11-27T19:06:47Z")
Never eat anything you can’t pronounce. ---
**Author:** ![Suburban\_Plankton](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/suburban_plankton/32/219_2.png) [@Suburban\_Plankton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Suburban_Plankton)\ **Post date:** [November 27, 2012, 7:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-one-sentence-of-good-advice-thread/642265/47 "2012-11-27T19:22:14Z")
Don’t forget to breathe. ---
**Author:** ![Dr.Woo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/7c8e57/32.png) [@Dr.Woo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr.Woo)\ **Post date:** [November 27, 2012, 7:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-one-sentence-of-good-advice-thread/642265/48 "2012-11-27T19:22:51Z")
Backup your data. Often. ---
**Author:** ![Sattua](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sattua/32/11906_2.png) [@Sattua](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sattua)\ **Post date:** [November 27, 2012, 7:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-one-sentence-of-good-advice-thread/642265/49 "2012-11-27T19:31:46Z")
File names have to match _exactly_. ---
**Author:** ![Satchmo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/satchmo/32/4223_2.png) [@Satchmo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Satchmo)\ **Post date:** [November 27, 2012, 7:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-one-sentence-of-good-advice-thread/642265/50 "2012-11-27T19:34:15Z")
> [@lieu](#): > > Look before you leap. He who hesitates is lost. 😉 Never eat anything bigger than your head. ---
**Author:** ![somepumpkin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/7feea3/32.png) [@somepumpkin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/somepumpkin)\ **Post date:** [November 27, 2012, 7:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-one-sentence-of-good-advice-thread/642265/51 "2012-11-27T19:39:34Z")
There’s a lot to be said for keeping your mouth shut. ---
**Author:** ![njtt](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/ecd19e/32.png) [@njtt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/njtt)\ **Post date:** [November 27, 2012, 7:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-one-sentence-of-good-advice-thread/642265/52 "2012-11-27T19:42:19Z")
Don’t take advice from random strangers on the internet. ---
**Author:** ![tdn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/94ad74/32.png) [@tdn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tdn)\ **Post date:** [November 27, 2012, 7:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-one-sentence-of-good-advice-thread/642265/53 "2012-11-27T19:46:32Z")
Don’t wait until tomorrow to do what you really want to do, or all you’ll end up with is a bunch of empty yesterdays. ---
**Author:** ![Ulfreida](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ulfreida/32/8014_2.png) [@Ulfreida](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ulfreida)\ **Post date:** [November 27, 2012, 7:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-one-sentence-of-good-advice-thread/642265/54 "2012-11-27T19:49:15Z")
No emotion is the final one. ---
**Author:** ![Shodan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9f8e36/32.png) [@Shodan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shodan)\ **Post date:** [November 27, 2012, 8:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-one-sentence-of-good-advice-thread/642265/55 "2012-11-27T20:02:21Z")
There ain’t no free lunch. Regards, Shodan ---
**Author:** ![FlyByNight512](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/82dd89/32.png) [@FlyByNight512](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FlyByNight512)\ **Post date:** [November 27, 2012, 8:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-one-sentence-of-good-advice-thread/642265/56 "2012-11-27T20:37:18Z")
Double check the drive letter before formatting it. ---
**Author:** ![Infovore](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/infovore/32/420_2.png) [@Infovore](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Infovore)\ **Post date:** [November 27, 2012, 8:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-one-sentence-of-good-advice-thread/642265/57 "2012-11-27T20:43:34Z")
This too shall pass. Bonus advice: Always mount a scratch monkey. ---
**Author:** ![Enright3](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/enright3/32/2897_2.png) [@Enright3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Enright3)\ **Post date:** [November 27, 2012, 10:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-one-sentence-of-good-advice-thread/642265/58 "2012-11-27T22:03:31Z")
Don’t kill the goose that lays the golden egg. ---
**Author:** ![Enright3](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/enright3/32/2897_2.png) [@Enright3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Enright3)\ **Post date:** [November 27, 2012, 10:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-one-sentence-of-good-advice-thread/642265/59 "2012-11-27T22:05:03Z")
From my mom: A man’s not the one who can drink the most, he’s the one who knows when to quit. ---
**Author:** ![Karen\_Lingel](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/karen_lingel/32/18649_2.png) [@Karen\_Lingel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Karen_Lingel)\ **Post date:** [November 27, 2012, 10:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-one-sentence-of-good-advice-thread/642265/60 "2012-11-27T22:15:02Z")
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