Cool Sayings

[thattreeguy]

"it is what it is"
ive always hated that one until now

 

[MasterBlaster]

"Work the _____, don't let the _____ work you."

 

[Mick!]

Any life, when viewed from the inside, is simply a series of defeats.

George Orwell.

 

[BlackSmith]

That’s depressing.

 

[Kaveman]

A man's got to know his limitations.

 

[Mick!]

That’s depressing.

I found it rather enlightening.
I mean, in the end, when you lay your head on the pillow or when you wake up at 3am you think about your failures, missed opportunities, big errors you made in your personal or professional life.
Other people look at your life and (maybe) just see achievement and good fortune.
But you know, in your head, you could/should have done better.

Maybe that quote just chimed with me, Orwell wasn’t noted for his lightheartedness after all.

Your mileage may vary (an American saying I learned on here that I like)

 

[cory]

"Our greatest gifts can be the mistakes we're making" Zach Brown band.

"A good plan now is better than a perfect plan later" George Patton

 

[cory]

I know not with what weapons World War III will be fought, but World War IV will be fought with sticks and stones. Albert Einstein

 

[BlackSmith]

“you could/should have done better”

Probably what’s going through my wife’s head.

 

[cory]

Growth is realizing you’re not perfect.
We weren’t designed to be so.

 

[cory]

realized I get to climb trees for a living so I had fun.

 

[flushcut]

Work smarter not harder but if you work hard smartly you can rule the world.

 

[Burnham]

The older I get, I am leaning more towards "work smart hardly".

 

[lxskllr]

Work smarter not harder but if you work hard smartly you can rule the world.

OTOH...

 

[cory]

Death smiles at us all, all a man can do is smile back.” -Marcus Aurelius