Old-Timey Sayins and Their Origins....

[AU24K]

Old-Timey Sayins' and Their Origins....

I was thinking of an old black fellow I used to work with several years ago and he used a phrase to enlighten me to wit:
"Not evey shut eye is asleep."

It makes a great deal of sense. As most addages intend.

I also paid attention to my grandparents conversations when they thought that I was too young to understand......

What sayings do you know and where did you hear it?

The wisdom, experiences and legacy of us old folks can surely provide "leaming" examples to our youth.....

My Best,
Scott

 

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[AU24K]

I remember from my Mom:


"Waste not, want not."

"Cleanliness is next to Godliness."

"You'll clean your room or git a whippin'."

Best,
Scott



PS. I still Love and revere my Mom though she has passed over 10 years ago.
The wisdom of her many sayings prove themselves daily....

 

[Frankn]

Not what we give, but what we share,for the gift without the giver is bare! If I remember correctly, it is from the Vision of Sir Launfal.
Frank

 

[rickn1]

I thought I would have read "Not all that glitters is gold", on this site. ...Rick...

 

[releventchair]

You can lead a horse to water but you can,t make it drink,but i,ll make it wish it had. (6th grade teacher mrs woller).

 

[jeff of pa]

Do not argue with an idiot. He will drag you down to his level and beat you with experience

 

[Rebel - KGC]

"Now open up your books and read... you little SNOTS." Old Mrs. Snatch, 1st Grade teacher (@ 1957).

 

[spartacus53]

"Don't eat the yellow snow" - some anonymous wise parent

 

[CoinFetcher]

My Grandpa would say:

"Learn to don't" <-- I still think it's clever. This mean don't be a butthead.

German grandmother would say in German "noktis lachen pulkus weinen" I don't speak or type german, so this phonetic. It mean "first you laugh, then you cry". It rang true to me as a snot nosed brat. If you get all wound up and wild, it would be great fun. But with the gets highs, come the low lows. First you laugh, then you cry. Love it!

 

[Mackaydon]

"When you come to a fork in the road, take it."
....Yogi Berra
Don.......

 

[Frankn]

He who hits and runs away, will live to fight another day. By, My Dad.
Dream as if you will live forever. Live as if you will die today. By, James Dean Frank

 

[packerbacker]

"The door swings both ways." My Mom to my Dad during their frequent arguments.

 

[Frankn]

A penny saved is a penny earned, especially if you hunted all bay and that is all you found. Frank
Silence is golden, unless you are detecting. Frank
The worm turns, when he sees your digger coming. Frank
Bad thing happen in threes, but the next signal might be gold. Frank

 

[Mackaydon]

I'll leave this one in its original Latin:Vir prudens non contra ventum mingit
Don.......

 

[spartacus53]

touche Mack

Never stick anything in your ear smaller than your elbow...

 

[AU24K]

touche Mack

Never stick anything in your ear smaller than your elbow...

My old Buddy, Spartacus.

Thought you may have dropped off of the grid. Good to see ya again.

Gettin' old when it's been awhile since you crossed paths with Spartacus.

Best Wishes,
Scott

 

[truckinbutch]

And you'll end up pickin $hit with a splinter .(My great grandmother's estimate of what she thought were ill advised financial ventures .)
>
Grandma when I ran from her when she was going to strap my legs :"That's ok; bread will catch ya ."(Ya got to come home to eat some time .)

 

[packerbacker]

I've heard that the origin of the ol' saying, "I'll be there with bells on", came from the days of horse and wagons. The wagon masters used to have bells on their wagons so they could be heard while traveling the trails at night. Often times the wagons would break down and the wagoner would need the help of another to get going again. If you needed help from someone else, the custom was to give the person that helped you, one of your bells. To state that you'll "be there with bells on", means you won't have a problem being there and you'll even help others along the way.

 

[Chadeaux]

Don't know where he got it, but my grandpaw (Native American bounty hunter from Louisiana, who worked Oklahoma and Texas back in the 20's and 30's) always told us kids:

"Believe nothing that you hear, and only half of what you see."

 

[Michaelangelo]

"Pick your battles"-my wife when we first got married.