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What phrases of wisdom have really stuck with you? (lemmy.world)
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I have 3 but would LOVE to hear more....

You can always have more but you can't have less

This one's from my dad and it really stuck with me. You can, and really should, apply this to any intoxicant.

On the pitch is off the streets

This is about getting restless kids, or kids who might be in a bad situation, into sports.

The axe forgets but the tree remembers

Translation on this one: People who cause hurt are less likely to remember than those it affected.

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[–] 6 points 1 week ago (1 child)

Love these.

Just want to clarify that "we'll cross that bridge when we get there" is closer to "work on one problem at a time" than implying the problem will sort itself out.

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  • [–] 2 points 1 week ago*

    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

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