What is your favorite idiom, saying, or proverb?

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   CWanamakerposted 15 years ago

   What is your favorite idiom, saying, or proverb?

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   crankaliciousposted 15 years ago

   Profanity is the crutch of the inarticulate motherfu**ker.

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   Credence2posted 15 years ago

   "For the rich man, the whole world is a brothel"
   
   Credence2

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   mcrawford76posted 15 years ago

   The only true wisdom is in knowing you know nothing.
   
   Socrates

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   Austinstarposted 15 years ago

   Einstein said, "There are only two things in the universe that are infinite - the universe and human stupidity, and I'm not sure about the former."
   We must all gain knowledge any way possible and prove Einstein wrong.

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   edhanposted 15 years ago

   Don't worry, be happy!
   
   I always tell my children as they live their lives to the fullest and enjoy what they like to do most.

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   Michaelmasposted 15 years ago

   I have to quote Nietzsche.... "that which does not kill me makes me stronger"

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   Valoric Fireposted 15 years ago

   I read in the newspapers they are going to have 30 minutes of intellectual stuff on television every Monday from 7:30 to 8 to educate America. They couldn't educate America if they started at 6:30.
   Groucho Marx

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   shribabakposted 15 years ago

   help ever; hurt never.
   God is love. live with god

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    TajSinghposted 15 years ago

    The greatest barrier to success is the fear of failure.
    by Sven Goran Eriksson

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    sammyfictionposted 15 years ago

    Nothing ventured, nothing gained.
    
    
    

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    darrylcrawfordposted 15 years ago

    
    
    The Lord is My Shepherd I shall not want - Proverbs 23:1
    
    Meaning: My Lord and Savior Is my Shepherd who feeds me, guides me and shields me and I will not lack any good thing because He is my provider.

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    Kaniel Loughranposted 15 years ago

    "Criticism may not be agreeable, but it is necessary. It fulfills the same function as pain in the human body. It calls attention to an unhealthy state of things."
    
    -Winston Churchill

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    Danette Wattposted 15 years ago

    Have lots I like but here's one: power corrupts and absolute power corrupts absolutely

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    NorthEast Timberposted 15 years ago

    The hottest place in hell is reserved for those who in times of great moral conflict, remain neutral.
    
    Dante
    and MLK

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    folorunsho80posted 15 years ago

    Everything is based on mind, is led by mind, is fashioned by mind. If you speak and act with a polluted mind, suffering will follow you, as the wheels of the oxcart follow the footsteps of the ox. Everything is based on mind, is led by mind, is fashioned by mind. If you speak and act with a pure mind, happiness will follow you, as a shadow clings to a form.
    
    Buddha

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    IGiveInformationposted 15 years ago

    Just do it. Is the most inspiring one for my every day life.

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    Mahmoposted 15 years ago

    It is a proverb :  "Never judge a book by its cover "!

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    klarawieckposted 15 years ago

    Nisargadatta Maharaj said:
    
    "Wisdom is knowing I am nothing,
    Love is knowing I am everything,
    and between the two my life moves."

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    Jo_Goldsmith11posted 15 years ago

    Do one thing every day that scares you.”  (EleanoRoosevelt)“
    “Live as if you were to die tomorrow. Learn as if you were to live forever.” (Mahatma Gandhi) Both of these are my favorite. I have needed these two to help me through some pretty heavy stuff in my life.

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    polgasposted 15 years ago

    No good Deeds can result into evil. Let us take the opportunity to do good even just for a day.

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    Krysantheposted 15 years ago

    "The journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step." ~Confucious

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    feenixposted 15 years ago

    My favorite is one that I came up with: Never except a free lunch. It will cost too much.

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    qwarkposted 15 years ago

    "...no doubt the universe is unfolding as it should."  Desiderata

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    Trevor Davisposted 15 years ago

    "It is better to die a lion, than to live a pussy"
                                                  -Balls of Fury

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    shiloh01posted 15 years ago

    That's: The lord is my shepherd, there is nothing that I shall want.
    
    It has been my all time favorite and gives me strength whenever I feel low.

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    jhop1374posted 15 years ago

    The cost of living has gone up which means the chance of living has gone down. (Flip Wilson)

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    Corrie Lamprechtposted 15 years ago

    "Never let go of the horse that caried you through the desert."

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    Neon Tigerposted 15 years ago

    "Whether you think you can or you can't, you're right..." -Henry Ford.
    
    It's so true, it's definitely my favourite saying.

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    wingedcentaurposted 15 years ago

    "If you lived here you'd be home by now."

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    sam3mposted 15 years ago

    my favorite saying is something i initiated and try to live by.  it is "if anything exists, i need two of it."  the result, unfortunately, is that i have a lot of stuff.  garage sale quality, but still stuff.

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    Miss Infoposted 15 years ago

    My life's mantra: "Live life. Love God. And Die"

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    FranYoposted 15 years ago

    "Bloom where you're planted" is one of my favs

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    the-real-deal?posted 14 years ago

    "Fighting for peace is like f**king for virginity"
    
    Slightly crass way of putting the point across but does encapsulate the world today in it

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    Darrell Robertsposted 14 years ago

    Mr Roberts your check is in the mail and 
    "The power is yours" Captain Planet.

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    Canscorpionposted 14 years ago

    Do what you feel in your heart to be right- for you'll be criticized anyway. You'll be damned if you do, and damned if you don't.
    Eleanor Roosevelt
    Everyone in their heart does know what's right. Just follow ur heart.

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    rjsadowskiposted 14 years ago

    It is better to plan ahead than to plan a behind.

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    Emily Sparksposted 14 years ago

    "Abscence makes the heart grow fonder" is probably my favorite.  I hope so, because my boyfriend will probably be leaving for college next year;(

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    saisarannagaposted 14 years ago

    Help Ever, Hurt Never; Love All, Serve All. All are One, Be alike to everyone. I believe all the above three and try to adhere as far as possible.

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    Lilith Edenposted 14 years ago

    "In reality as in dreams, nothing is quite as it seems."
    -The Book of Counted Sorrows

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    stessilyposted 14 years ago

    Hamlet:  "There are more things in heaven and earth, Horatio, than are dreamt of in your philosophy."

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    bright_sorcererposted 14 years ago

    As writers we are often inspired by other writers. The following quote by George Bernard Shaw sums up my approach to writing quite succinctly:
    
    "When you see something, you say, 'Why?'; but when I dream of things that never were, I say, 'Why not?'."

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    jg555posted 14 years ago

    "The unexamined life is not worth living" - Socrates

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    jainismusposted 14 years ago

    When I was as young as you, I was not so stupid....

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    shwetha123posted 14 years ago

    " Time and tide wait for none." So respect the value of time else time will spoil you.

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    Spencer Camusposted 14 years ago

    "When stresses of work stretch your patience to the limit, go home; share a smile with your wife, play games with your children. Share in the childs world of innocence, and the answers to your own difficulties will reveal themselves soon enough." - Spencer Camus

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    rgardner74posted 14 years ago

    Live and let live.  I truly believe that humanity is too caught up in th private lives of others.  Think how relaxed you might be if you knew that fewer peeople were in your business night and day.  Of course, this is coming from a blogger and self-professed Facebook addict.

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    LORD ENKIposted 14 years ago

    Misery loves company and You reap what you sow!

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    KBEvolveposted 14 years ago

    "Adversity reveals genius, prosperity conceals it." - Horace

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    smzclarkposted 14 years ago

    if life gives you lemons; make lemonade!

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