Words of Wisdom

[Vice Admiral]

Who knows whether or not this thread will take off?  But I thought I would start it because I often read or her something wise or clever that is worth repeating; and others doubtless have instances too.

Among today's letters in the Sunday Times , John Richards of Bath – commenting on the report that an AI-run café ordered 22.5kg of tinned tomatoes to use in sandwiches because fresh ones went off too quickly – writes that his late uncle, a deputy headmaster, explained the difference between knowledge and wisdom as follows:
“Knowledge is knowing that tomatoes are fruit. Wisdom is not putting them in a fruit salad.”

It's the difference, if you like, between being clever and being intelligent.  (Of course we'd all prefer to be thought intelligent.  It's less hard work, for a start!)

[chuck_88]

"Victorious warriors win first and then go to war, while defeated warriors go to war first and then seek to win"

"To know your enemy, you must become your enemy"

Sun Tzu

[Jonestown]

“ the only people more fraudulent than economists are clairvoyants and at least some clairvoyants provide some solace amongst the doom”.

Poster on another internet forum.

[JRWK]

Found on a poster - "Unless we teach our children peace, somebody else will teach them violence"

[timsussex]

The Earth is a spaceship orbiting at 66,000 mph around the sun.

The responsibility for saving Spaceship Earth lies with the first class passengers - Paul Ehrlich

[standardpostage]

Never break your promises   

[mr.bluesky]

" don't swim in shark infested water" 
( this particularly applies if you are thinking of visiting Australia or South Africa  )

[catweazle]

"Don't eat the yellow snow"

[Blackpool Rock]

"Don't eat the yellow snow"

Sorry mate but I was just reading through some of these and thinking no doubt we will have some gems posted but hopefully nobody posts the one about not eating yellow snow and then................... 

I've previously posted the original one about tomatoes and fruit salad but seem to recall someone disputed it but can't remember why 

Anyway after years of thinking about my own life / world and constantly trying to fit in and be something / someone that in truth I wasn't thereby either not pulling it off very well or having a sort of imposter syndrome I finally came to this conclusion a few years back and feel much happier about my place in society / the world -

Try to be the best version of "You" that you can be 

In other words don't try being someone / something that you aren't, that doesn't mean that you shouldn't try to improve yourself but just be comfortable within yourself 

[TrampZ]

It's better to sit in silence and be thought a fool rather than speak up and remove all doubt.

[Jomoore]

A longer life is not necessarily a better life.

[Thephoenix]

It's better to sit in silence and be thought a fool rather than speak up and remove all doubt.

Think once
Think twice
Then say nowt.

From an old Yorkshire saying

[mr.bluesky]

Think once
Think twice
Then say nowt.

From an old Yorkshire saying

On a similar theme
"It's better to keep your mouth shut and let people think you're an idiot than to open your mouth and prove to people that you are"
Or " opinions are like arseholes, everbody has one " 

[Camargue]

You have two ears and one mouth. Try to use them in that ratio.

[Thephoenix]

A bird in The Strand is worth two in Shepherds Bush.

The quality of Mersey is not strained.

[DastardlyDick]

Assume makes an ass out of U and me

[standardpostage]

A bird in your hand, is worth two with a bush 

[RandomGuy99]

Don't be a twat.

[Xtro]

“Learn from the mistakes of others. You can never live long enough to make them all yourself.”
― Groucho Marx

[myothernameis]

Don't speak on what you might be thinking, as this could get you in trouble

[Charliehutton]

"Live like a Sultan, and enjoy the Harem..."

-Simon 07

[Bonker]

Let it be

[Charliehutton]

It's not the people who vote that matter. It's the people who count the votes that matter.

(Uncle Joe Stalin, I believe.)

[Fush]

"Lead extraordinary lives and not just watch other peoples" - Chris Barez-Brown
"I always walk to where I am going by walking away from where I have been" - Christopher Robin
"When your doing what your doing, you will always get what you've got" - Henry Ford
"The brave may not live forever, but the cautious don't live at all" - Richard Branson
"Whether you win or lose is irrelevant. The only thing that's relevant is how you conduct yourself in the battle" - RFK Jr
"In the end we only regret the chances we didn't take" - Lewis Carol
"My life's motto is to be healthy, happy and horny" - Some lady on First Dates