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Could you, by chance, have posted the above in the Things I've Learned The Hard Way thread? :laughing:
~ Chance
Could you, by chance, have posted the above in the Things I've Learned The Hard Way thread? :laughing:
~ Chance
Words to Live By.
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Since it was a friend who said it, I didn't learn it the hard way. He might though.
PhotonWrangler
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I made that mistake once though. Word to thew wise: if you're not positive, don't say anything. Better yet, avoid the subject altogether.
"If a dog catches a rabbit, there was something wrong with that rabbit."
- My Grandpa to my Dad when he was little.
"If you're going get married, marry a girl that smiles a lot."
-My Grandpa to me not so long ago. One of the better pieces of dating advice I've gotten. Haha
- My Grandpa to my Dad when he was little.
"If you're going get married, marry a girl that smiles a lot."
-My Grandpa to me not so long ago. One of the better pieces of dating advice I've gotten. Haha
StarHalo
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PhotonWrangler
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A society grows great when old men plant trees whose shade they know they shall never sit in.
-Ancient Greek proverb
A society grows great when old men plant trees whose shade they know they shall never sit in.
-Ancient Greek proverb
Peace Train
Enlightened
Be kind, for everyone you meet is fighting a hard battle.
~Plato
~Plato
Never respond, "It's not the pants." When asked by your wife if they make her look fat.
~ Chance
~ Chance
Peace Train
Enlightened
A better response is, "Are you saying they don't?" with a smirk and inquisitive look
Define better. :laughing:
~ Chance
~ Chance
Peace Train
Enlightened
Try it and see.
Peace Train
Enlightened
LOL I hope that wasn't directed at what I was saying to Chauncey.
The advice was more of a direct diffusing rather than an escalation of the matter.Of course: if you're used to being on the passive side of things, you could get another question of a different type directed at you.
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LOL I hope that wasn't directed at what I was saying to Chauncey.
Of course: if you're used to being on the passive side of things, you could get another question of a different type directed at you.
Only you know if you were asking someone else to try it for you
Still, your post was the inspiration for that one Here's another one inspired from your posts"I love to learn from other's experience. It makes me look smart while the others look dumb. I then look even smarter in comparison"
And something I have learned myself and have said multiple times at work lately:
"People mostly only learn when they smash their face hard enough in the wall that they are bleeding. Therefore, I have stopped wasting my time and let them smash their face in the wall to wait until they actually ask me for the correct course of action. This is the one way I am sure they actually listen to what I have to say and apply my advice for themselves. It is also the only way they actually learn anything despite my best efforts."
Peace Train
Enlightened
Only you know if you were asking someone else to try it for you
Haha I never suggest anything that I haven't personally and repeatedly experienced before. One of the reasons I didn't give a direct answer has to do with allowing people to come to their own conclusions. I've personally said this phrase and others many times over the years to a variety of women. (I deleted the explanation of what this phrase actually communicates to women after further contemplating what you say in the third box below...because I 100% agree that besides allowing someone to come to their own conclusions, sometimes people choose to learn the hard way. We can all make our own mistakes until each of us is ready, willing, and able to choose another path. Thanks for the reminder.)
Ahhh, be careful my friend. That was inspired from your perception of what you think I said based upon your own life experiences, and not what was actually said nor intended. Once again, I won't share based upon conjecture, but upon my own experience.
Agreed. Point taken. Thanks again for sharing your wisdom.
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~ C.G.
I didn't base this on what you meant (I was joking anyways), but on the fact that it reminded me of moments when there's a bunch of people trying to solve a problem and someone decides to try something radical. I normally step aside (unless I'm convinced it will work or can guarantee them it won't) and see what they find out. I've gained a lot of knowledge while not being to blame for mistakes that cost time or money. Works great when someone wants to bring the hammer to a 40k$ machine and then I really look like the smarter one when they fail.
Not quite exactly words to live by, but more of an expression I invented a couple of year back and hope to hear it make it into the global lexicon:
"You need more guts than brains to..." and complete the sentence with a situation. Example: "You need more guts than brains to even try this!" (notice the power lines in the background to get the full meaning of the expression.)
"You need more guts than brains to..." and complete the sentence with a situation. Example: "You need more guts than brains to even try this!" (notice the power lines in the background to get the full meaning of the expression.)
