Get busy living or get busy dying. Morgan Freeman(Shawshank Redemption)
Be Patient.
Don’t be the loudest, but never be quiet.
Learn from your mistakes, then move on.
Have many friends, the good one’s will grow old with you.
Get busy living or get busy dying. Morgan Freeman(Shawshank Redemption)
Be Patient.
Don’t be the loudest, but never be quiet.
Learn from your mistakes, then move on.
Have many friends, the good one’s will grow old with you.
Always give to the beggar/poor/homeless. You may be that way some day and appreciate someone giving to you.
If you’re male, you will become just like your father.
If you’re female, you will become just like your mother.
The above two are so true, it’s eerie.
Yeah…but if she has both. 
I’m sorry but I have to disagree with this one. I might agree with, "If you’re male, you will become just like your father unless you choose not to and if you’re female, you will become just like your mother unless you choose not to.
Your original smacks of predetermination. We become what we make of ourselves. If you don’t choose otherwise the default may be to become your parent but it certainly isn’t inevitable.
Don’t drop acid with a guy named “Deuce”.
And Lee’s advice is extremely wise and kind.
Your buddies are not simply jealous when they tell you “Dude, I know she’s hot but she’s a total bitch.”
You have two ears and only one mouth so listen twice as much as you speak.
Take care of your teeth.
Mind your own business. Let me repeat that - Mind your own business.
Sorry, plnnr, it’s a favorite of mine. I wanted to repeat it too!
People will promise you that they will do things. Thank them but try not to allow yourself to become dependent on their promise.
Have a principle, not a price.
You have far more in common with that person with whom you disagree than you do differences. Find the common ground.
It’s enough to love. Reciprocity is only a marginal improvement.
Always be curious. There is incredible wonderment in even the smallest of things.
“Sticking it out” isn’t always the character-builder that many people think. Life is too short to be stuck doing something that isn’t worth doing, just for the sake of “stick-to-it-iveness”.
It does not reflect poorly upon you to admit you’ve made a mistake.
Reading through these tidbits of wisdom has been great and I agree with just about all of them, especially the ones by astro and plnnr. I’m a few years older than astro. Here are a few I haven’t seen yet, but are on my list from personal experience:
– Don’t burn bridges.
– Learn to be self-deprecating (in a sincere way of course). You’ll be amazed at the response.
– Yes, you really should’ve listened to your parents more.
– Relish your time on this mortal coil. You will find that time will pass quicker and quicker as you age.
– Judge people by their actions, not their words.
If something is hard and you don’t get it the first time, don’t stress too much over it. So long as you want it, the more times you fail, the sweeter the time you get it right will be.
Just because you believe something is right doesn’t mean everyone else does. Differing opinions are not necessarily wrong, simply different.
Be polite to someone, at least until you get to know them. Being rude to someone you just met seems to greatly increase the chances of them very shortly being in a position of authority over you.
I think I’m too young to rightfully post in here, but I also think that every year spent training in a martial art counts for at least ‘time-and-a-half’ life-experience time.
That damned well better not be a universal truth! :mad:
Never trust anyone who hates cats
Here are the lessons I’m learning at 43:
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Perfect is the enemy of finished. Get the damn job done and move on.
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At the same time, however, keep working at it until you’re satisfied with it. That’s how you’ll know it’s good.
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Go with your instinct, even if you can’t explain why.
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Remember to tell people you love that you love them. They won’t be around forever to hear it. Neither will you.
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Don’t perform a kind deed in hopes of getting something back. If you can do this, you’re a better person than I, or a dam liar.
Just because they say they love you, doesn’t mean they’re going to treat you in a loving manner.
Education really is vital to your future financial survival.
Anything you can do to better yourself, do it right away or you may find the opportunity lost.
It’s usually easier to get permission than forgiveness. But not always.
If you say you’re going to do it, do it. If you did it, admit you did it. You’ll have a lot less to remember.
You can’t always explain everything you do.
Don’t try to understand people. You’ll get frustrated. Don’t try to change people. They’ll get frustrated. Just accept people for what they are.
Never assume that you’ll have plenty of time later to do all the things you “don’t have time for” today. Particularly if they involve your children or SO. You may find that when you finally have the time, they aren’t there to share it with you.
Here’s a couple I’ve come to realize…
- Don’t ask questions that you REALLY don’t wan’t the answer to.
- Good things don’t last.
- BETTER things come along
- Alcohohol + Altitude = REALLY F*cked up.
It’s not about winning or losing, it’s about how you played the game. People are really watching how you play the game, and judge you based on that.
I’m also probably too young to post here, but nevertheless, here is one juicy nugget of info that I’ve managed to suss out thus far:
There’s a surprisingly small correlation between intelligence and wisdom.
NinjaChick: I’ve studied martial arts for a couple of years, and I think my aquired wisdom pretty much amounts to the fact that trying eliminate an itch covertly during kata is never as subtle as you think. Also, I now possess the balance to put on a shoe and tie the laces without leaning on anything or falling over, and the lightening speed required to tear off toilet paper one-handed without unrolling the whole thing. I don’t think that really counts, though.
~ Isaac
Some of mine are already here.
–Judge by actions, not words. Include yourself. And notice those actions! If a person keeps apologizing but doesn’t change, for instance, it means you have taught them that an apology is the appropriate price, no change required.
–if you expect a changed output, change an input.
–I think there is a positive correlation between intelligence and wisdom, but it is usually subject-specific. Listen to the expert on the expert subject, listen to anything else with your usual skepticism.
–From my boss, from his dad: “When the time comes to bleed, you’ll know how. You don’t need to practice.” Give up practicing pain. You can be more productive now, avoid needless agonizing, and when real agonizing is required, you will know how.
–The lending money one is also a lesson I had to learn. But there is a concomitant part: If you are going to make a mistake, make it on the side of generosity. You’ll sleep better.
–You never really know what is going on with a couple, or in a family. Be very slow to judge.
–forgive yourself for what you would forgive in others. Don’t be so self-absorbed.
I’m not sure where I learned this nugget of wisdom but it makes sense:
“In this life, you’re going to make mistakes and you’ll have to pay for them all. If you can pay for some of your mistakes with money, count yourself lucky you got off so cheap.”
In other words, use birth control, don’t drink and drive, and don’t drop acid with a guy named Deuce.