Two for me:
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The moment you feel tipsy it’s time to ease down. You have a stomach full of booze that’s going to make you more drunk even if you stop immediately.
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If you think people are good, you’re probably right and if you think people are bad, you’re probably right.
People are good IMO.
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Two TV quotes go through my head every day.
Bill Nye: Everyone you’ll ever meet knows something you don’t.
Doctor Who: Always try to be nice, but never fail to be kind.
What if you meet a Nazi?
Punching Nazis in the face is a kindness to those they victimize.
Kindly punch them in the face. Kindly.
Kill them with kindness.
Both quotes refer to humans. Nazis are sub human. Monsters get what they get.
Anyone who can make you believe absurdities can make you commit atrocities. -Voltaire
I first heard it when I was a kid but didn’t truly understand it until 9/11. The more time goes on, the more our shitty timeline proves it to be true.
Idk who said them first but I’ll never forget the men who gave me these two things:
- You are never out of options until you choose to stop looking for them.
And
- Money comes and money goes but it is never worth fighting about. (The guy who gave me this one was going through an awful divorce and had a lot of regrets about how he handled things. I think that context matters here.)
“I shouldn’t have saved so much”. Said a friend a generation older than me. He retired when he realized he didnt need to work any more and that he wasn’t going to burn through all of his money. He said he would have rather spent it while he was younger and enjoy it.
Don’t gotta worry about that.
Yeah, that’s definitely an older generation problem.
Sex is like air. It’s not a big deal unless you’re not getting any.
“Don’t sweat the petty things, and don’t pet the sweaty things.”
I’ve heard of this one, but a little differently…
Don’t sweat the petty things, pet the sweaty things.
When someone shows you who they are, believe it the first time.
Also, if everyone you meet is nice, it’s because you’re a nice person. Conversely, if you think everyone’s an asshole, you’re the asshole.
Your second one ties right into my second one in the OP :)
The first one, I have a rule: I don’t mind if you’re a cunt to me occasionally. We’re all a cunt occasionally. As long as you come back to me and apologise it shows me that you’ve considered your behaviour and who knows what caused it.
If you don’t, I’ll cut you out of my life like the fat off a pork chop.
Be a good person, not a nice person.
“Slow is smooth and smooth is fast”
This has helped me learn nearly every physical skill I know.
In general terms, people as individuals = good. People in groups = bad.
A person is smart. People are dumb, panicky animals and you know it.
Oh yeah, they gain some courage to pick on people who are alone. Most of the nasty comments I’ve heard about me being said out loud have come from large groups when I’m just walking by and minding my own business.
“By their fruits you will recognise them.” - Big J
When people say A but they have only done/been B, assume B (even more so if they don’t even acknowledge the discrepancy).
And yes, I agree, people are fundamentally good 😊, which is why great immorality shocks and disgusts us (well, most of us around the world at least): we’re witnessing someone deny their humanity and act against it.
Two from my mom-
I cut; you chose.
If a boy will cheat with you he will cheat on you.
How you get 'em is how you lose 'em
Personally, this is one I given myself…
We’re all idiots. It just depends on how much of an idiot you want to be.
Funny similar to mine.
We’re all assholes, just have to figure out what kind of asshole you want to be.
Hey, great minds think alike!
Maya Angelou: ‘When someone shows you who they are, believe them the first time.’
That startrek quote about making no mistakes and still losing
