Wise sayings, Nos. 51 to 100

By RAY ADLER
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Dad always had a lot of sayings that were shorthand lessons that quickly explained what to do. I added some that other family members use.

51. You’re more like your papa every day.
52. Everybody that believes that stand on your head.
53. If you wallow in the mud with a pig you will both get muddy, but the pig will enjoy it.
54. Every man is entitled to his own opinion, but not every man is entitled to his own facts.
55. Oh, what a tangled web we weave when first we practice to conceive.
56. Find something that you love to do and get good at it.
57. Behavior has consequences.
58. You fall in a mud hole and come out smellin’ like a rose.
59. That’s better than a kick in the pants.
60. Don’t just sit there – worry.
61. There’s a manure hauling aspect in every job.
62. They tell everything they know and what they don’t know they make up.
63. You’re holding me accountable and I’m holding you accountable and I’m getting just a little better than I want to be.
64. I’ll give you the shirt off my back but if you try to take it, we’re going to have a fight.
65. If you loan somebody money, just consider it a gift. If you get it back so much the better.
66. That is certainly a little known and seldom used fact.
67. Sometimes you get the bear and sometimes the bear gets you.
68. Lead, follow, or get out of the way.
69. The first step toward getting fired is getting hired.
70. He doesn’t have enough gumption to blow himself up.
71. If your roof leaks you have two possible solutions. Either get a thousand mops and mop up the water or burn the house down.
72. You can’t throw mud without losing ground.
73. Don’t get too busy working to make money.
74. The right procedure has to be easier to do than not to do for the system to work best.
75. If it doesn’t kill you, it’ll make a man of you.
76. Why do I have to work, dad? You don’t have to work; you get to work.
77. A reward for a job well done is more work.
78. You can’t confuse logic and government because it is a good thing we don’t get as much government as we pay for.
79. I have opinions, very strong opinions; but sometimes I disagree with them.
80. Reasonable men equally informed rarely disagree.
81. Every old crow thinks her little crow is the blackest.
82. For justice to prevail there must be some small measure of injustice.
83. People need love the most that deserve it the least.
84. Two can’t live as cheaply as one, but two can live cheaper than two, if you know what I mean.
85. One boy is one boy; two boys is one boy; three boys are ½ boy; and four boys are no boy at all.
86. Eat a little bit of everything and not too much of anything.
87. Work hard, live clean, save your money, love your wife.
88. You can’t measure to the nearest ounce if you only have a five-gallon bucket.
89. Everybody wants what the farmer has, a large lot and peace and quiet.
90. If you want me to accept your price, I will if you will accept my terms. You want a million dollars, fine. I’ll pay it at a $1.00 a year for a million years.
91. I want to leave my kids enough to do something, but not enough they can do nothing.
92. I found that the fastest way to a small fortune is to start with a large fortune.
93. All you buy with insurance is the right to sue when they turn down your claim.
94. Not to decide, is to decide.
95. You have to make it before you can give it away.
96. You cannot be nicer than you can be.
97. If your judgment is bad, you can borrow mine.
98. Isn’t it great you got your arm cut off? Now everybody will remember who you are.
99. Wise men learn from their mistakes. Brilliant men learn from other people’s mistakes.
100. Wisdom comes from experience. Experience comes from mistakes.

Educational material and not legal advice, written by the team at Adler attorneys. Email andrea@noblesvilleattorney.com with questions or comments.