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.

  • agamemnonymous@sh.itjust.works
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    14 days ago

    In short: Don’t worry about it.

    In long: If you have a problem, you can either do something about it or you can’t. If you can do something about it, do that thing instead of worrying. If you can’t, worrying just gives you an additional problem.

    • DickCaramel@piefed.socialEnglish
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      14 days ago

      This is essentially the Serenity prayer as used in 12-step programs:

      God grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change, Courage to change the things I can, and Wisdom to know the difference.