Pearls

[lesbiaphrodite]

I've thought a lot recently about the pearls of wisdom I have been fortunate enough to receive from my Mother and also from my now-departed Grandfather. So, here are a few of these wise sayings. If you have pearls to share, cast them here....


"Pretty is as pretty does." (Mom)

"Don't take more than a mouth full." (Mom)

"If you buy a ring that is worth a dime, you got yourself a ring that is worth exactly 10 cents." (Grandpa)

"Fat can be changed. Ugly is forever." (Mom)

"Beware of chickens that crow and women who whistle." (Granny)

"Boredom is an immature word." (2nd grade teacher)

"How do I know what comes after this life, I don't even know how the refrigerator works!?" (Dad)

 

[Salvor-Hardon]

From my mom:

A stranger is a friend you haven't met yet.

A broken heart is better than a callous heart.

Take chances, or die. Life is about risks.

 

[_Lynn_]

The only one from my mom I can think of right now:

If it's meant to be, it will happen.

 

[sr71plt]

My mother used to say:

"Doesn't know straight up in the cows come home."

I'm still trying to figure that one out.

 

[LitRiter]

No matter how badly it hurts, keep breathing, just keep breathing.

(from Mom, married five times, twice to the same guy)

 

[Stella_Omega]

My dad;

"When in danger, fear or doubt,
run in circles, scream and shout."

 

[Recidiva]

Mom: "Choose three unforgivable things about the people you love. Then forgive them."

Dad: "It is easier to get forgiveness than permission."

 

[Recidiva]

My mother used to say:

"Doesn't know straight up in the cows come home."

I'm still trying to figure that one out.

Now I am too.

 

[lesbiaphrodite]

More pearls:

"Never trust a man who talks more than he listens." (Dad)

"You can tell when an alcoholic is lying. He's moving his lips." (Grandpa)

"Nothing in life is easy. If it is, don't trust it." (Mom)

"Poverty is not a choice, but bad manners are." (Granny)

"Having class is not about having money. It's about having the decency to treat others well." (Mom)

 

[Salvor-Hardon]

One from my grandfather.

"Never eat at a place called Mom's, Never play cards with a man called Doc, Never believe a person who says 'Trust Me".

 

[Handley_Page]

An old military one passed on to me by my Dad:-

If you cannot take a joke, you should not have joined"

 

[Boota]

"Never fuck a pig. It will squeal on you." - Grandpa

"All pussies are basically the same, just some hold more ice cream than others." - Grandpa

 

[Huckleman2000]

Never trust a man who looks like he spends too much time on his hair.

 

[cloudy]

From my grandma: "God don't like ugly" ("ugly" as in the southern meaning; bad behavior)

 

[SapphireD]

Dad used to say a boys hands belong in a boys lap not in my girls.
Now I know why he said that and I know it was a big lie

 

[SweetWitch]

From my gramps: "If you ain't gonna do it right, get th'plum away from it."

Usually followed by a stream of tobacco juice hitting the ground.