[JohnN]

"stay away from fast women and slow horses"

[Stu from NYC]

Originally Posted by JohnN

"stay away from fast women and slow horses"

Where does one find a fast woman? Asking for a friend.

[Plinker]

From my Church of Christ mother:
“Don’t marry a catholic girl”.
I married a catholic girl.

Two from my father:
“Go to college”.
“Don’t get her pregnant “.
I listened to him.

No joke. This happened.

[LuvNH]

From my Mother: "Remember, everyone is replaceable.

[La lamy]

I love this thread! I learned SO MUCH from my parents, but one that sticks out is to educate/discipline yourself to do all the work that needs to be done in your life. So basically: "Paying people to do work you can do yourself is a tremendous waste of money". My dad built our home/our pool, maintained and repaired everything. They never owed anybody anything and neither did I once I got my mortgage paid off in my late 30's.

[Teed_Off]

Two memorable quotes: “Life isn’t fair”. And ”Respect everyone”.

If you are a non-believer of the first quote, I would ask “how is that working for you?”

[Debfrommaine]

Always have good table manners and do not pick up your fork until everyone is seated at the table.

[Debfrommaine]

I asked my folks if I could borrow a thousand bucks once...and only once. They thanked me for asking and said I could get a second job. I did....

[KAM+6]

My dad said ,to me many times, " learn as much as you can, you never know when you need to fall back on it."

[Decadeofdave]

Dad: work hard, play hard and
Get your work done first then you can play.

[manaboutown]

I advised my children life is not fair and you need to play the hand that is dealt to you.

[Taltarzac725]

"Do not let the door hit you on the way out".

Not really as I kept on coming back to them after move-after-move on all our parts. Or sent to help other family members.

I am here in the Villages but have four degrees (B.A., B.A., M.A., J.D.,) earned in three states while going to school in five states-- Nevada, Utah, Colorado, California, and Minnesota. And received nominations to around 24 various Marquis Who's Who volumes of their different titles and editions while doing work from out of a dresser at first. Also did a lot of volunteering of different kinds as well as many odd jobs. I did move the work to a desk and other items. But I was using knowledge earned while getting those degrees with respect to whom to contact and while also getting all kinds of good pointers from people who had responded.

Some of the people I also phoned and they phoned back but these were usually friends of my parents or people met through them like the late Mills Lane who used to play bridge with my parents.

[ehendersonjr]

Originally Posted by ThirdOfFive

This past week I spent a few days with my son up in Minnesota. During the visit we talked about (among other things) parenting. He recalled a time that his son was in high school and he and his son were working on some project or other and he imparted some wisdom to his son that HIS dad had given him.

"Son, don't ____ it up".

It got me thinking though. All joking aside, what was the best advice my parents ever gave me? I was about 15, the age when the lads of that small rural community went to work summers for local loggers and farmers. Their advice: "No matter who you work for, always remember that you agreed to to the job for a certain wage, and no matter what other people are being paid, you always do the best job you can".

It was wisdom no doubt born of the Depression, but it has stood me in good stead throughout my life. I doubt it is something that many kids hear these days, but maybe more should.

How about others? What is the best piece of advice YOUR parents gave you?

When anyone tells you, “It can’t be done,” what they really mean is “I can’t do it.” Don’t let their limitations define you.

[Marmaduke]

Both of my parents led by example, but were also very philosophic. It was Priceless.
I could write a book on what they passed on to us. Evidently, some of it stuck.

Have faith. Always have God in your life.

Stop. Look. Listen.
Enjoy nature everyday. Go sit in the woods and wait for the deer to come down around 5. Watch carefully and quietly. You'll learn more there than from the nuns. lol

Know your opportunities when they present themselves, but don't become an opportunist.

Pay attention to current events. Know the world around you.

Not everyone is where you are, at the moment.

Be compassionate.

Talk to old people. You'll learn a lot from them.

Laugh, and the world laughs with you. Cry, and you cry alone.

Bullies always meet their match.

That that is, is. That that is not, is not. Is that it? It is?

Be a Leader, not a follower.

If (name friend) jumped off the bridge, would you?

Do a good job. Always follow through! Don't just stand around at work, find productive things to do, if you finish early.

Don't hang around the bad kids. If they end up in trouble, you could be an accomplice even though you didn't do anything wrong.

It was endless good advice often dished out at the dinner table for family conversation and enjoyment while sitting down and eating as a family.

[Black Beauty]

The best advice is the advice asked for