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(Originally posted by 700rpm): "Go slowly for a more harmonious outcome." ~Old Sioux saying
"Slow down and get finished sooner" old Mexican saying "When love is good it's wonderful, when it's bad it's still pretty good" old Eskimo saying
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When something is loose " jiggles like the knob on a shithouse door."
When something goes well... "in and out like a fiddlers elbow" To describe poverty .." I'm so broke the kids are eating the putty out of the windows" |
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Many, but not of all these came from the lips of Henry Ford:
"If it ain't broke, don't fix it!" "If it ain't leakin, its out of oil!" "Don't find fault! Find a remedy." "Whether you think you can, or you think you can’t–you’re right." "Anyone who stops learning is old, whether at twenty or eighty. Anyone who keeps learning stays young." "Failure is only the opportunity more intelligently to begin again." "You can’t build a reputation on what you are going to do." "The only real mistake is the one from which we learn nothing." "Obstacles are those frightful things you see when you take your eyes off your goals." "Vision without execution is just hallucination." "Thinking is the hardest work there is, which is probably the reason so few engage in it." "Any customer can have a car painted any color that he wants so long as it is black." "When everything seems to be going against you, remember that the airplane takes off against the wind, not with it." "Quality means doing it right when no one is looking."
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I don’t think Henry made the statement about any color as long as it’s black.
That was a news reporter. I like all that Bob posted especially, You can’t build a reputation on what you are going to do. |
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The corollary to "If it aint' broke, don't fix it" is of course "If it ain't broke, fix it until it is"
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If you cant do it with finesse, do it with force.
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"Be quick, but don’t hurry."
"A winner never cheats and a cheater never wins." My hs PE teacher said that. I liked it, but it hasn’t proved to be true in real life, especially politics and professional sports. "Measure twice, cut once."
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Do it right, do it once. My grandparents were always keen gardeners. In those days, a plant could be propagated by taking a "slip" - what we call a cutting, these days. One day, when I was about 16, (pre contraception pills) my grandmother said to me "Remember Sonny, babies grow from slips, not seeds". I never looked at her nor my uncles and aunts the same way again!
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I am so poor that I can't pay attention.
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Wow, those are all the cat's pajamas.
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An old carpenter that taught me many things used to always say “ well begun is half done “
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When I was a kid, we were so poor the only way my other could give me something to play with at Christmas was to cut a hole in my pockets!!
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"If something can go wrong it will" - a lesson in always having a contingency plan.
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Must be 70+ to really appreciate this one.
"Life is like a roll of toilet paper - the less you have, the faster it goes". |
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“Fast, Cheap or Good? Pick Two.”
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This one will stump the younger set when confronted with some troublesome electronic device... like a modern automobile.
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"What ever you do, don't never, unless you will"
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“The kindness of a dog, is the way a human should be”
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Measure twice, cut once but I always tell my wife to measure once cut twice because that's what she always does.
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Saw this from a youngster on Instagram, and not bad advice. "Fellas, don't let a $20 sun dress cost you 18 years of Child Support".
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An old carpenter friend used to say that a mentally slow person was " a half a bubble out of plumb."
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If dogs don't go to heaven when they die, I want to go where they go.
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Government Specifications: Measure with a micrometer, Mark with a chalk, and Cut with an axe!
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Unless you are the lead dog the scenery never changes. Way up north author
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“ just when you think your all high and mighty, try telling someone else’s dog what to do”
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if you always do what you always did, you will always get what you always got.
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"I like cash, it spends just like money"...Yogi Berra
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He was so slow one could wear out a set of tyres before he finished.
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Happy as a puppy when he found out he could Lick his balls.
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As happy as a pig in mud.
Mud can be substituted of course. or like a seagull with a piece of fat.
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"He could break an anvil with a screwdriver"
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The definition of insanity: “Doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results.”
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“The large print giveith , and the small print takeith away”
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"Slicker than snot on a doorknob."
"If at first you don't succeed - reload" "The girl was such a slow talker that before she could say she wasn't that kind of girl, she was." "Rely on your brakes instead of your horn", old Raybestos advertising sign.
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If your liabilities exceed your assets....your ass sets in jail.
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We grow too soon old and too late smart.
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Never look a gift horse in the mouth,if wishes were horses beggars would ride,from my mom years ago.
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Yogi said these:
You can observe a lot by just watching. There are some people who, if they don't already know, you can't tell 'em. Local sayings: If it was easy, anybody could do it. If you don't fish, you won't catch any fish. Last edited by Brentwood Bob; 01-01-2021 at 04:13 PM. |
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I just saw this sign in a furniture store.
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Good things not cheap. Cheap things not good.
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You can’t fix stupid,
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From an old friend: Buzzard luck.....can't kill nothin & won't nothin die!
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My Dad used to tell me: Just keep a smile on your face and your big mouth shut. That was the best advice I ever had.
You can’t embarrass me, I’m too ignorant.
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The difference between a bad and a good haircut is 2 weeks!
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Colder than a well diggers but in the Yukon.
Or colder than a witches tit in a brass bra.
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When faced with a tough decision my Dad liked to say, "What would you rather do, climb a hill of maggots or swim a river of snot?"
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It's not the destination, it's the journey. As a Harley rider, you spend a lot more time on the journey than you do at your destination.
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Would you like it done right, or right away?
I may not make a good impression but I'll make a lasting one. Frank miller
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Here's a few more, "for old time's sake"
People with shaky hands shouldn’t enter dental school. Contracts giveth with the large print and taketh away with the fine print. This soil will grow anything from sugar beets to door knobs. Well the eggs are broke now. I always was a sucker for a pretty face. He hasn’t combed his hair since he was 15. Ignorant as a tree stump. Quiet as wood smoke. 50 cent words. A pisces working for scale. Harder to follow than a white bee in a snow storm. Don’t jump in before you know how deep it is. Damper than a frog’s drawers. Opportunity doesn’t make house calls. There are some people who not only keep you from being lonely, but make you wish you were. He can smell food before it’s even cooking. Homlier than a mud fence. Plain as plowed ground. Can’t tell dung from wild honey. He has more tricks than a dog has fleas. Blunt as the face of an anvil. A bat out of Carlsbad.
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Notice in a workshop that serviced my aeroplanes. Because of the hourly rate it is obvious it wasn’t recent.
Workshop rates. 30 dollars an hour. 60 dollars an hour if you have started. 120 dollars an hour if you help.
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Well cut my legs off and call me shorty!
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1. The only stupid question is the one that never gets asked.
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"What I used to do all night long, now takes me all night to do!"
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Just a few
“Root of the matter” - Job 19:28 kJv “Rise and shine” - Isaiah 60:1 “He who lives by the sword, dies by the sword” - Matthew 26:52kjv “Go the extra mile” - Matthew 5:41kjv From my shop:
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I'm not as good as I once was but I'm as good once as I ever was.
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We all know a liar tells the truth sometimes.
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My favourite colour is plaid!
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"nobody goes there anymore, it's too crowded" "I didnt really say everything I said"
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"Crime doesn't pay" - Dick Tracy
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An old used car salesman that died in the early 70's used to rub a fender and say,'smooth'n a schoolmarms leg'.He had lots more that can't be repeated.Growing up around garages,well drillers,and a sawmill I know dozens of sayings but they can't be posted on too many forums.
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The man was a legend. I met him at a sportsman's show and he was funnier than the hired comedian. The fascinating thing was he didn’t know he was being funny!
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Brylcream, a little dab will do ya
Brylcream, you look so debonair Brylcream, the gals will all persue ya Simply rub a little in your hair
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old new hamp. quote: hornier than a four balled tomcat
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Don’t cry over spilt milk.
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"I believe God is managing affairs and that He doesn't need any advice from me. With God in Charge, I believe everything will work out for the best in the end. So what is there to worry about". Quote by Henry Ford
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