Old Sayings and Superstitions

rickppoole said:
"If you want to find a place where no one has troubles, here it is. Nobody here's got a single worry to fret about. The rest of us, we all have problems now and then, that's part of what keeps life interesting. Not the problems, but the chance to do something about 'em. Get up early in the morning and whip your troubles, or at least you give 'em some trouble right back. You'll have plenty of peace when they bury you."
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That's great stuff. As for the wisdom of age, I like to quote Richard Pryor who said "You don't get to be old bein' no fool. Lotta young wise men deader than a M-F."
 
Don't eat yellow snow.
Ya right the biggest myth of them all, Brett told me he eats it all the time and lots of it.
 
I also remember a time when my grandfather was trying to fix an old wagon he owned that still saw use on his farm. One of these large "U" shaped bolts that held the rear axle in place was covered in a mound of rust. He had spent most of the afternoon patiently working to restore the bolt because the local hardware store no longer carried anything like it. After the third application of Liquid Wrench the rust came off. Unfortunately, so did the bolt, which was so rusted that it crumbled away to nothing. The axle slowly slid away from the wagon which then came crashing down with a thud. He stood there quietly and I expected some sort of angry outburst was building in him. Instead he turned and quietly gave me this pearl:

"There ain't no shame in being poor, but it's Mighty un-handy."
 
Texas Slim said:
That's great stuff. As for the wisdom of age, I like to quote Richard Pryor who said "You don't get to be old bein' no fool. Lotta young wise men deader than a M-F."
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I think it was redfox who said: 'I've been a rich man, and I've been a poor man. Rich is better'
 
Once at work i over heard my dad telling another guy .... The only thing you can forget is what you didnt know in the first place.... That sure stuck with me.

Sasha
 
In a survival situation, it's most important to keep a cool head even when faced with what seems like insurmountable odds, so, as one of my long ago friends used to say, " It doesn't matter. Even if it did, it wouldn't".

Doc
 
Just watched a DVD about the Second Boer War tonight, and I especially liked this quote attributed to Harry "Breaker" Morant.

"Live each day like it's your last. One day you'll be right."
 
Simeulue was close to the epicenter of the 9.3 magnitude 26 December 2004 earthquake, but loss of life was surprisingly low, mainly because the people are familiar with earthquakes and tsunamis in this seismically active region and so knew to leave the coast after the earthquake. Local folklore has it that a huge earthquake and tsunami hit Simeulue in 1907, killing many of its inhabitants. Many died when people rushed to the beach when they saw the water recede, exposing the coral and fish. They went to collect the fish not realizing that the water would come back with a vengeance. Those who survived told the story of the 1907 semong, the local word for tsunami, to their children. It is largely because of this oral history that many in Simeulue say that they instinctively knew what to do when the 26 December 2004 earthquake and tsunami struck. In the fishing village of Kariya Vhapi on the NW shore of Simuelue, the 26 December 2004 tsunami was approximately 2 m high when it went through the village completely destroying all buildings
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"When the sea goes away, run to the hills"
Is what I heard was the saying.....
 
just because you hear hoofbeats , dont look for zebras

look before you leap

common sense just aint common no more

some advice given me in all seriousness when I left the camp of the Pitjinjarra people I spent a couple years with

it translates to :

when you go back to living in town , look out for bad people , government people , rubbush drink and rubbish food , remember that the land owns you , you dont own it , it will be here long after you are gone , but you need it all the time you are alive .
Remember your people , do not bring them shame , honor your ancestors , listen to your spirit , walk tall , be proud , and feel sorry / pity for the silly people who will hate you or laugh at you .
 
I always liked the old one,
"If you're gonna get the grief, may as well get the gravy."
I never met either of my grandfathers, but both were great men.
 
Newfoundland Fisherman sayings-
"When the wind is in the east
Tis' neither good for man nor beast"

"When the wind shifts against the sun.
Trust it not for back 'twill run"

"Mackerel sky and mares tails
Make the sailor furl his sails"
 
Not sure where I picked this one up, but always found it true.
"If you need something done, seek a busy man, as the others have no time"

Also
"You don't have to swim fast to keep away from the sharks, just faster than the person along side of you"
 
"It's better to keep your mouth shut and look like a fool then it is to open your mouth and prove it."

I'm not sure where I originally heard this one, but it's always stuck with me.
 
This is a great thread...
I have two people in my life to whom I take my hat off every day. One would be my grandfather, who has sadly passed a way quite a while back. He also built 2 or 3 houses by hand, two of them we still visit regularly. He taught me how to fish and to this day I cherish the rod I inheritad from him. He also taught me how to work with my hands and to this day I am thankfull for that for what greater pleasure is there in life than being able to build something yourself. He taught me patience and basically played a big role in my life. His favourite sayins were never look a gifted horse in the mouth and to pay attention to your surroundings, you never know when something special will happen.
The other is my dad, fortunately still with us. Hes not a man of many words but his actions speak more than words in this case. He has started from scratch 4 times with bussineses and each time he made a success of whatever it is he has decided to do. So one of the many things he teaches is to never give up and allways follow your heart.
I just hope that I can teach my son half of what I have learned from these two men.
A superstition on my grandfathers side was to through a pinch of salt over your shoulder whenever you get a new knife be it gift or self bought. This was done to make the knife yours and stop it from turning on you :D
 
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