# 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:** 8
**Author:** ![owlfan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/ac8455/32.png) [@owlfan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/owlfan)\ **Post date:** [December 2, 2012, 11:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-one-sentence-of-good-advice-thread/642265/141 "2012-12-02T11:06:16Z")
Love many, trust few, always paddle your own canoe. ---
**Author:** ![Martini\_Enfield](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/martini_enfield/32/11123_2.png) [@Martini\_Enfield](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Martini_Enfield)\ **Post date:** [December 2, 2012, 12:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-one-sentence-of-good-advice-thread/642265/142 "2012-12-02T12:24:58Z")
Always have a back-up plan, not matter how unlikely its necessity may appear. ---
**Author:** ![The\_Surb](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ce73a5/32.png) [@The\_Surb](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Surb)\ **Post date:** [December 2, 2012, 4:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-one-sentence-of-good-advice-thread/642265/143 "2012-12-02T16:22:05Z")
If it doesn’t smell good, don’t eat it. ---
**Author:** ![Siam\_Sam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/d78d45/32.png) [@Siam\_Sam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Siam_Sam)\ **Post date:** [December 2, 2012, 4:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-one-sentence-of-good-advice-thread/642265/144 "2012-12-02T16:27:03Z")
Even a clock that doesn’t run is right twice a day. ---
**Author:** ![HotDogWater](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/35a633/32.png) [@HotDogWater](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HotDogWater)\ **Post date:** [December 2, 2012, 7:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-one-sentence-of-good-advice-thread/642265/145 "2012-12-02T19:36:26Z")
Don’t stand when you can sit; don’t sit when you can lay down. If you’ve got one foot in the past and one foot in the future, you’re pissing all over today. ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [December 2, 2012, 7:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-one-sentence-of-good-advice-thread/642265/146 "2012-12-02T19:38:48Z")
> [@Siam\_Sam](#): > > Even a clock that doesn’t run is right twice a day. I learned that from my grandmother as, “Even a stopped clock is right twice a day.” Very useful when someone for whom you have little use, or with whom you often disagree, stumbles on the truth. Another variant: Even a blind pig sometimes finds a truffle. ---
**Author:** ![Esox\_Lucius](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/848f3c/32.png) [@Esox\_Lucius](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Esox_Lucius)\ **Post date:** [December 2, 2012, 8:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-one-sentence-of-good-advice-thread/642265/147 "2012-12-02T20:09:11Z")
Shun advice at any price. That’s what I call good advice. –Piet Hein “Hit 'em where they ain’t.” –Wee Willie Keeler ---
**Author:** ![picunurse](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/7bcc69/32.png) [@picunurse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/picunurse)\ **Post date:** [December 2, 2012, 11:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-one-sentence-of-good-advice-thread/642265/148 "2012-12-02T23:13:28Z")
Remember the number to 911, you may need it someday. Corollary: symptoms of heartattack or stroke always deserve a 911 call. ---
**Author:** ![Ibanez](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/a4c791/32.png) [@Ibanez](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ibanez)\ **Post date:** [December 2, 2012, 11:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-one-sentence-of-good-advice-thread/642265/149 "2012-12-02T23:34:02Z")
When the light turns green always look both ways before proceeding. I’m sure this saved my life some time ago. ---
**Author:** ![HelenGawn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/a88e4f/32.png) [@HelenGawn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HelenGawn)\ **Post date:** [December 2, 2012, 11:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-one-sentence-of-good-advice-thread/642265/150 "2012-12-02T23:58:37Z")
Per Guy Clark: Always trust your cape. ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [December 3, 2012, 12:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-one-sentence-of-good-advice-thread/642265/151 "2012-12-03T00:36:52Z")
Per Edna Mode: _No capes!_ ---
**Author:** ![Becky2844](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/91b2a8/32.png) [@Becky2844](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Becky2844)\ **Post date:** [December 3, 2012, 2:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-one-sentence-of-good-advice-thread/642265/152 "2012-12-03T02:13:33Z")
Some things in life are too important to be taken seriously. So take them with a grain of salt. And some tequila. ---
**Author:** ![Ranchoth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ranchoth/32/1066_2.png) [@Ranchoth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ranchoth)\ **Post date:** [December 3, 2012, 6:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-one-sentence-of-good-advice-thread/642265/153 "2012-12-03T06:53:05Z")
The thing about a tank is: anything that flies can kill it. ---
**Author:** ![mumma](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/5e9695/32.png) [@mumma](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mumma)\ **Post date:** [December 3, 2012, 8:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-one-sentence-of-good-advice-thread/642265/154 "2012-12-03T08:33:47Z")
You get what you pay for also Golfing advice from my grandfather…if someone putts the ball short of the hole - Never up, never in. Or when addressing the ball on the tee - Stomach in, ass out! Baseball - See the ball hit the bat ---
**Author:** ![GSV\_Consolation\_of\_Dreams](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/f1d935/32.png) [@GSV\_Consolation\_of\_Dreams](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GSV_Consolation_of_Dreams)\ **Post date:** [December 3, 2012, 9:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-one-sentence-of-good-advice-thread/642265/155 "2012-12-03T09:12:27Z")
Keep calm and carry on. Very heavy objects: Never lift when you can push, never push when you can pull, never pull when you can roll. ---
**Author:** ![6ImpossibleThingsB4Breakfast](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/6/e19adc/32.png) [@6ImpossibleThingsB4Breakfast](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/6ImpossibleThingsB4Breakfast)\ **Post date:** [December 3, 2012, 10:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-one-sentence-of-good-advice-thread/642265/156 "2012-12-03T10:57:21Z")
Never argue with a mug. ---
**Author:** ![Annie-Xmas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ecc23a/32.png) [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)\ **Post date:** [December 3, 2012, 4:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-one-sentence-of-good-advice-thread/642265/157 "2012-12-03T16:42:03Z")
> [@Agent\_Foxtrot](#): > > It is easier to ask forgiveness than permission. No, it’s easier to get permission than forgiveness. At least in my experience. Clean up your own messes. ---
**Author:** ![TreacherousCretin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/treacherouscretin/32/476_2.png) [@TreacherousCretin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TreacherousCretin)\ **Post date:** [December 3, 2012, 6:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-one-sentence-of-good-advice-thread/642265/158 "2012-12-03T18:07:41Z")
The secret to success is doing what you have to do better than you have to do it. ---
**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:** [December 3, 2012, 6:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-one-sentence-of-good-advice-thread/642265/159 "2012-12-03T18:13:48Z")
“Everything in moderation, including moderation.” ― Oscar Wilde ---
**Author:** ![mumma](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/5e9695/32.png) [@mumma](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mumma)\ **Post date:** [December 3, 2012, 6:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-one-sentence-of-good-advice-thread/642265/160 "2012-12-03T18:45:52Z")
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