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.

  • inb4_FoundTheVegan@lemmy.world
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    2 days ago

    I think it’s a good phrase? My mom said it a lot when I was young, but as I’ve grown it’s started to sound like passive aggressive negging?

    You should always have friends smarter than you.

    Which I always tried to do, but in practice I was seeking out to be tge dumbest person in any given room. Now as an adult I have severe anexity, I wonder if this was a factor.

    Open to thoughts on this.

    • Professorozone@lemmy.world
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      24 hours ago

      Yes, it’s nice to learn from your friends but I think it’s more important for them to just BE friends. The kind of people who defend you when attacked. The kind of people who think similarly to you. The kind of people that make you want to do the same. Respect!

      There’s a saying that applies to this thread, “Friends will help you move. Good friends will help you move bodies.”

      Get good friends. BE a good friend.

    • sparklehedgehog@lemmy.world
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      1 day ago

      I think it is good advice too. All these smarter friends of yours are probably smarter about different things. And perhaps you have low self esteem tied to your anxiety? Which keeps you from seeing all the ways you are their smarter friend? 🤷‍♂️ I know I sure as heck do. Thanks for sharing your advice.