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.

    • cobalt32@lemmy.blahaj.zoneEnglish
      9·
      6 hours ago

      An extension to this:

      To learn, you must be willing to do it poorly.
      To teach, you must be willing to let others do it poorly.

      • LillyPip@lemmy.caEnglish
        5·
        6 hours ago

        To teach, you must be willing to let others do it poorly.

        This part is far more difficult than it sounds.