Don't know if this qualifies, as Mark Twain didn't say this directly to me;
"It's better to keep your mouth shut and appear stupid than open it and remove all doubt."

Report

Final score:

32points

Richard A Petro

POST

View more comments

You don’t have to be who you’ve always been.

Report

Final score:

26points

Sylvia Madden

POST

View more comments

Stop focusing on things you can't do and focus on things you can do

Report

Final score:

24points

Nicola Worswick

POST

View more comments

If you study to remember, you’ll forget. If you study to understand, you’ll remember.

Report

Final score:

20points

Crookshanks (she/they)

POST

View more comments

Just because you can, doesn't mean you should

Report

Final score:

18points

CrazyforLFC

POST

Get a career that will support you. That way, you never have to stay in a relationship because you can't afford to leave.

Report

Final score:

18points

LH25

POST

View more comments

When in a fight with your SO, it’s not you agains him or her, but it’s the both of you against the problem.

Report

Final score:

17points

Bhazz

POST

View more comments

You have survived everything in your life up to this point. Keep going.

Report

Final score:

15points

Mrs. Ginger McSarcasm

POST

View more comments

"The only person you can TRULY depend on - is yourself."

Report

Final score:

11points

Zophra

POST

So you know how sometimes you do something really embarrassing and you think about it for days and days, wondering if people are judging you? Try to think about the last time someone else had messed up, or done something embarrassing. Don’t worry, nobody even thinks about it.

Report

Final score:

11points

kitkat ️

POST

View more comments

Be extremely selective of who you have kids with.

Report

Final score:

11points

JustinTime

POST

View more comments

Always keep your dignity. Walk away if it doesn't feel right or doesn't suit you. If things start to pull you down, then it's not right so leave, stop reading, stop listening.

Report

Final score:

10points

Caro Caro

POST

View more comments

I wish I started doing this earlier, but talk to someone you know will listen. A parent, a close friend, God, whoever... just don't leave the bad stuff rotting away inside

Report

Final score:

10points

Cowws

POST

View more comments

This advice was given to me by my dad about a week ago. It's paraphrased because I have no clue what the exact wording is. Basically, you're young and the chances of you dying before you get to do something in this world are small. We've been making breakthroughs in medicine and science; you aren't just going to suddenly die. (I have a big fear of dying before I get to do anything in this world, I know I'll die someday, but I want to live life first. This is what my dad told me to make me feel better. I'm in 7th grade in case you are wondering.

Report

Final score:

10points

Madeleine Flowers

POST

View more comments

Listen.

Report

Final score:

10points

Bittersweetie

POST

View more comments

Other people's opinions of you are none of your business.

Report

Final score:

10points

Tiger

POST

View more comments

If you're going to another country then take time to research the big differences in any laws you're used to and learn to say Hello, Goodbye, Please and Thank You. You can get a long way on just those four words if the local population see you're making an effort to respect them.

Report

Final score:

10points

GenericPanda09

POST

"You can't please everyone. You are not a jar of Nutella."

Report

Final score:

10points

MoJoJoJo

POST

View more comments

Don't let perfection be the enemy of good Enough

Report

Final score:

10points

Box Top

POST

View more comments

Every ending is a new opportunity.

Report

Final score:

9points

Rokas J.

POST

View more comments

If someone doesn't love you or respect you, be it a significant other, a friend, or even a parent.

It is not your fault.

Hang in there, and find someone who loves you for the person you are, not the person someone else thinks you should be.

Report

Final score:

9points

Katie Bierwiler

POST

View more comments

Sometimes it is ok to think something and not say it

Report

Final score:

9points

Box Top

POST

View more comments

Everyone is fighting a battle unknown to you. Don't make it worse.

Report

Final score:

9points

kallee the frog

POST

View more comments

Feeling down? shut the laptop.turn off the phone. Walk away. Go on a walk. Learn the beauty of the world.Love yourself

Report

Final score:

8points

Yellow wolf <3

POST

View more comments

Though my family isn't religious in the slightest, my dad is a recovering alcoholic and regularly attends AA meetings, where they say the Serenity Prayer. Even if you aren't religious, it's excellent life advice.

'(God) Grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change, the courage to change the things I can and the wisdom to know the difference'.

Report

Final score:

8points

The_Nicest_Misanthrope

POST

If you're going to get a pet, either buy from a top breeder, or go down to the pound and get nice mutt that's full of hybrid vigor. If you buy a purebred from a breeder who isn't the best, you're likely to get an animal with genetic weaknesses that will lead to serious illnesses in later life. And the animal will suffer.

Report

Final score:

7points

Otter

POST

View more comments

It's all about perspective. Everybody is so wrapped up in, "I'm right, you're wrong" there is no room for civil discussion, let alone compromise, understanding, or compassion. If you are having a problem with someone, put yourself in their place and try to see/hear/feel where they're coming from and you may have a better chance at resolving the issue.

Report

Final score:

7points

ButterflyMcQueen

POST

"Even as a married woman, keep a bank account that only you know about". - My Grandma

Report

Final score:

7points

Emma Squires-Freeman

POST

View more comments

I don't know if this counts but "Life begins at the end of your comfort zone." - Neale Donald Walsch. As someone who has trouble getting out of their comfort zone this one stuck with me.

Report

Final score:

7points

ChocolateCake

POST

Ideally everything you say should fit through three gates. The first one, is it true? The second one, is it necessary? The third, is it kind?

People think they can say something just because it's true and get themselves into trouble. Saying something nice and upbuilding is always necessary. If someone could get hurt if you don't say something, it's probably necessary. The trick is saying it in a kind way. Are you saying it to help? Can you say it so it doesn't embarrass somebody?

Report

Final score:

7points

Emmett O'Brian

POST

My papaw told me once that no matter how bad life gets you can find a way to get through it. Look in the mirror and tell yourself one good thing three times a day. Those three good things turn into 21 good things a week. If you are going through a hundred bad things the 21 good ones carry five times the weight as the hundred bad ones if you let them. So you actually have 105 good things versus the 100 bad things. His point was to get through the bad by focusing on the good. I still find me telling myself good things in the mirror every day, even when life is good.

Report

Final score:

6points

Mykidsartrocks

POST

View more comments

Keep going, because one day you're going to look back and be so glad you did.

Report

Final score:

6points

JustAFan

POST

View more comments

1. Admit when you're wrong.
2. Apologise when you need to.
3. Don't expect to take all the opportunities - you may be the 'also' guy in someone else's success story.
4. Violence is a last resort.. the very last.

Report

Final score:

6points

GenericPanda09

POST

View more comments

Listen how someone talks about others to you. It is how they will talk about you to others.

Report

Final score:

6points

Elizabeth Lloyd

POST

If you are on welfare or low income, work out weekly payments for your bills. If you cannot pay for some reason, then only one week has to be found; not a month. My Grandmother

Report

Final score:

5points

Elaine Reed

POST

Take the recommended dosage. I’m a sober opioid addict. Trust me.

Report

Final score:

5points

Amy Mo

POST

View more comments

"This to shall pass." I remind myself of this when I think my world is ending.

Report

Final score:

5points

Box Top

POST

My teacher said this: it's better to have an imperfect something than a perfect nothing.

Report

Final score:

5points

Succulent 🇺🇦

POST

View more comments

If you are alone, the first thing you do when getting into your car is to lock the doors and keep them locked. If not alone, you have to wait for everyone to get in, of course!

Report

Final score:

5points

Robert Kuntz

POST

View more comments

Don’t let anyone tell you you are unimpotant , don’t belong, or that something is wrong with you. Because they are wrong you are important, you do belong, and nothing is wrong with you

Report

Final score:

5points

AilouRos

POST

View more comments

Be on time!

Report

Final score:

5points

Mike Cassino

POST

Never mistake a neutral response from someone as a negative response. They may not have given you the positive response you wanted but if it can be excused by hunger, depression, sadness, frustration, lack of sleep, whatever, assume that they just couldn't manage any better at the moment.

Report

Final score:

5points

Emmett O'Brian

POST

View more comments

1. Acceptance is not agreement.
2. I can teach it to you, but YOU have to buy into it.
3. Never let fear stop you from speaking up and/or asking questions.
4. Always choose the high road. Always.

Report

Final score:

4points

Nothing Fancy

POST

View more comments

If you can do something about it, stop complaining and do something about it.
If you can't do something about it, stop complaining, since you cant do anything about it.

Report

Final score:

4points

Simon

POST

View more comments

I just remembered this from my dad. "Caro, if your spouse hits you leave him because he will surely hit you again".

Report

Final score:

4points

Caro Caro

POST

View more comments

Learn to be stingy with your criticisms and generous with your compliments. Most of us think really nice things about others that we never bother sharing. Yet, we often amply let loose with complaints and critiques. If you think something nice about someone, (as long as it's appropriate), SAY IT OUTLOUD. "That tie looks really good on you." "I really like the way you handled that issue with the client." "Your new haircut looks great on you." "You must be exhausted, dealing with angry people all day. You handle them so well!"

For many people, one genuine expression of kindness can often neutralize/negate the impact of several criticisms and bad interactions. Bad moods are often highly infectious--but so are really GOOD moods.

Report

Final score:

4points

Klaatu Verrata (Cough)

POST

View more comments

My father: "If it sounds too good to be true, it probably is."

Report

Final score:

4points

John Topper

POST

The only person you can truly change is yourself. Don't stress about the behaviour in others that you don't like, don't let it eat you up and make you miserable. Put yourself out of situations where you encounter those people, or resign yourself to the fact that, simply put, some people are on this earth to be a pain in the ass to others, just don't be one of 'em!

Report

Final score:

3points

Peej Maybe

POST

View more comments

For significant decisions that seem to be roughly equal (both good or bad), you can easily convince yourself that either option is better, both before and after making the decision. Choose what will make you happiest. You'll have the same doubts regardless; Acknowledge that and remember you chose happiness.

Report

Final score:

3points

One Jame

POST

Just because I feel bad doesn't mean somebody else did something wrong.
Just because I feel good doesn't mean I'm doing the right thing. - Franklyn Veaux

Report

Final score:

3points

Rider

POST

ACT - Acceptance and commitment therapy. Changed my live in the best way. I do not have to tackle and control all problems before I can become happy. I can accept my fears, let them be and move on. They may stay but I won’t put all my energy into combating them anymore. There always will be some problems, that’s life. I focus on my goals, I enjoy what‘s good, I started to rely on my strength again. Now I’m getting places, I’m growing, evolving, thriving - finally. I have so much capacities and power that used to be tied to overthinking and fighting against pain or anxiety.

Report

Final score:

3points

Mimi

POST

"If you see something you think somebody should do something about then go ahead and DO something about it."

Report

Final score:

3points

Bear Hall

POST

As my husband said :

"NEVER GIVE YOURSELF ALL TO ONE PERSON"

"I'm not talking about all of you that you are willing to give up, but those parts of you that never need to change and keep you you 💯"

Report

Final score:

3points

Summer Mason

POST

Just keep breathing ; you are wanted!

Report

Final score:

3points

D_Anna

POST

When you are feeling happy write down as many things as you can that make you happy. When you are feeling sad read what you wrote.

Report

Final score:

3points

Nicola Worswick

POST

Your skin isn't paper, don't cut it
Your face isn't a mask, don't cover it
Your body isn't a book, don't judge it
Your life isn't a movie, don't end it
Your heart isn't a door, don't lock it



You're beautiful

Report

Final score:

3points

Ranboo beloved He/They

POST

View more comments

My mom always said, "if you don't ask the answers always no" She was a smart woman and the best mom.

Report

Final score:

3points

Holly Smyth

POST

1) Know your car. When you first get your car go to a big open parking lot that's empty and figure out what your car can do. How fast does it accelerate? How fast does it slow down? What's it link in reverse? How does it swerve? Test it over the next 3 weeks to see exactly what it can do. Despite your response times know your cars. The guy who gave me that advice was an awesome guy and could beat most of the street racers in town without breaking a sweat. I've never raced anyone but that practical knowledge of my car has saved me a lot over the years.

2) Actions speak louder than words. A lot of people have taught me that over the years.

Report

Final score:

2points

Roadkill The Brave

POST

It ain't a race....... take your time and enjoy it. Saviour every f*****g moment because the older you get the more and more you realise your clock ain't ticking 'up'. You like someone? be honest, yourself, and don''t try to use pick up lines...... they're in no way original and originality stands out. Keep your originality, but also be willing to be part of a close team..... cause when you are, it's great.

Report

Final score:

2points

GenericPanda09

POST

A solution that requires you to be someone else or the situation being different than it is, isn’t a solution, that’s a mere wish. A true solution always starts from what actually is. May it be good, bad, ugly or inconvenient. So be true, make up your mind, accept what cannot be changed, put your focus on what you can change and then go for it.

Report

Final score:

2points

Mimi

POST

This is for those of you who've decided not to have kids and your family is still bugging you about it; "you'd be such great parents, when are you going to have a baaaabyyyyyy?????" My 80 year old plus neighbor gave me this advice and I loved it. She said "you tell them, with a little sad look on your face, 'oh, we're trying'". They stop asking after that, lol!

Report

Final score:

2points

Melissa TO

POST

View more comments

The 3 advices I've always took with me and made me the way I am. Hope it helps.

1) Listen and put yourself in the other person's shoes. Then you can help people. - My Grandma.

2) Charity begins with oneself and then it goes the rest of the world. - My momma.

3) Don't be afraid of people not liking you. You are perfect the way you are. Don't expect for the approval of others. - My Brother.

Report

Final score:

2points

Kat Miranda

POST

View more comments

Stop doubting whether you can or can't do something. For the most part, every endeavor you believe you can't accomplish has tons of people out there who probably aren't as smart, as strong, as capable, as focused, as resilient, and/or as talented as YOU are--and, yet THEY'VE been able to do those things. LIFE ACCOMPLISHMENTS aren't about whether you are CURRENTLY able to do something or not. They are about having the CONFIDENCE and RESOLVE to TRY, to LEARN, and to SUCCEED at whatever you put your heart and mind into.

Report

Final score:

2points

Klaatu Verrata (Cough)

POST

View more comments

As a student, I struggled with selecting a career path. I considered nursing a "noble" choice, but it didn't make use of my strengths. (I am a graphic artist.) My mom said "So, somebody gets sick. A nurse will help to make them well. YOU might design a get well card that they receive and that will also make them feel better." Essentially - we all have our strengths and weaknesses. Work with what you have.

Report

Final score:

2points

you can call me Geo

POST

It doesn’t always have to be the direct way. Build a path around your obstacles, take supplies and a larger backpack for experiences. Even detours lead to the goal. You just need more time, energy and stamina

Report

Final score:

2points

Bianca Küper

POST

It’s pretty basic advice but “don’t be a d**k”

Report

Final score:

2points

Captain Awesome

POST

Never play leap frog with a unicorn.😊

Report

Final score:

2points

IlovemydogShilo

POST

Although I haven't had the chance, a motorcycle dealer advised:
[1] If the motorcycle isn't comfortable when you first sit on it, it will be really uncomfortable after a few hours of riding.
[2] Take a motorcycle driving course. You'll get to try a number of bikes, learn necessary skills, and take your driving test.
[3] If you can't afford quality protective gear, you can't afford a motorcycle.

Report

Final score:

2points

Theoretical Empiricist

POST

My Nan told me this ages ago and it’s served me well many times: When in doubt, don’t.

Report

Final score:

2points

KombatBunni

POST

Save money, continue to learn, let go of toxic people and don't use your house as a credit card.
1). Money: Always have money aside for travel, unexpected expenses and enough to live off for 1 year in case you find yourself unemployed for any reason.
2). Learn: Keep the brain fresh
3). Doesn't matter if it's family. LET GO of toxic people. Bad for your health and well being.
4). Pay off your home as soon as you can. Whenever possible, pay more. Even if it's just 1 or 2 payments extra a year. You'll be surprised how it adds up. DON'T USE YOUR HOME AS A CREDIT CARD. You will never pay it off and your home will end up costing you more than you initially purchased it for. Emergencies are an exception but then see #1.
Peace.

Report

Final score:

1point

Dog Mom to Zoe

POST

You can't argue by youself.

Report

Final score:

1point

Elizabeth Basinger

POST

View more comments

YOU are the only person in charge of YOUR happiness

Report

Final score:

1point

Elaine Elder

POST

One person's beauty does not mean the absence of your own.

Report

Final score:

1point

𝕜𝕣𝕚𝕤𝕥𝕖𝕟ᴛʜᴇ𝕜𝕚𝕕𝕕

POST

1) If it works, it is not stupid.
2) over-engineered stuff will break down soon

Report

Final score:

1point

Jackie Schindler

POST

If a person makes you miserable and you feel stuck, walk away. If afterwards you still feel resentment towards the ways they threated you, think about the following. If they treat others badly, they are probably miserable themselves. But while you got to walk away, they are stuck with themselves for the rest of their lives.

Report

Final score:

1point

MarmotArchivist

POST

"Don't make up a story in your head of the relationship or the marriage or any of that. He has yet to invest in you, so you don't need to invest that energy and head space in him"

Report

Final score:

1point

norah

POST

My mother's last words to me, when hearing me discuss with a family member my guilt about not wanting to accept a job offer I didn't feel good about even though I was unemployed: "Do what YOU want to do." We were financially stable at the time, job was very different than my experience, and taking the job would have been better for the small company than for me. She passed away a couple of days later without ever saying another word.

Report

Final score:

1point

ThisIsMe

POST

Never bring anyone any sorrows
In what you do and what you say
Because you will find out that not even 1000 tomorrows
Will buy you back 1 yesterday.

Report

Final score:

1point

IlovemydogShilo

POST

Only you can control your feelings. That sounds stupid right? But it's true, you can control how you react to things and how you feel. Someone is rude to you? You can explode in their face or walk it off and not let the ruin your day, your emotions belong to you and no one else.

Report

Final score:

1point

Gon Freecss

POST

"If you put your mind to it, you can do it"-all teachers and parents from the start of school

Report

Final score:

1point

Abram I

POST

If you do everything before you are 20, what will you have to look forward to? (my mom telling my crazy teenage self)

Report

Final score:

1point

Jane Jane

POST

A pint can only hold a pint, and when it's holding a pint it's doing the best it can.

Report

Final score:

1point

Cyndielouwhoo

POST

When you least feel like it is when you need to get out the most.

Maybe doesn’t work for every situation, but when I’m feeling down or annoyed or in a slump, it’s incredibly true. Thanks, Mum.

Report

Final score:

1point

WritingSatyr

POST

You don't have to take their criticism if you wouldn't take their advice.

Report

Final score:

1point

thesleepyintrovert

POST

Giving birth is NOT a disease. "Labor" is not pain like a broken limb. Having a baby is like PUSHING A FULL-SIZE GRAND PIANO UP A SLIGHT INCLINE. (I found this perfectly true, three times. Hard work? Oh yeah. Educate yourself and remember this makes a huge difference.)

Report

Final score:

0points

Dale-Harriet Rogovich

POST

If it seems to be too good to be true, it is.
Never draw on an inside straight.

Report

Final score:

0points

vglw

POST

My dad is a professional chef and owns a local restaurant ( tinkers creek tavern, ohians might wanna check it out) and this always stuck out to me:
" get the f**k out if you can't appreciate hard work"

Report

Final score:

0points

Mega Gay 🇺🇦

POST

do you hate your mom or not

Report

Final score:

0points

CHARLOTTE SMITH

POST

Forgive electronics; it is just rocks we electrocuted until it did stuff.

Report

Final score:

0points

Warpendragn

POST

So many people being hit by bad stuff - sickness & disability in my case - ask 'Why Me?'

When really it's 'Why Not?' - I know think that at least if it's hitting me, who's used to it, it's leaving someone else, who perhaps isn't, alone.

Report

Final score:

0points

Aileen Grist

POST

When your children are small, avoid telling them what you don't want them to do, ie, "don't touch the fireplace".
They'll visualize what you said, and more often than not, end up touching it. Get into the habit of saying what you do want, "keep your hands away from the fireplace". Way more effective and worked wonders with my kids, once I got my head around it.

Report

Final score:

0points

Sasquatch The Almighty

POST

if ur gonna cut urself do it on the thigh i guess?

Report

Final score:

0points

Chance Wilson

POST

Two things from my grandma: 1. Add some butter to your dish and it taste much better; 2. Do whatever you want and makes you happy, 'couse life is unimaginably short.

Report

Final score:

0points

Kalina Krumova

POST

The worst truth is always better than the best lie.

Report

Final score:

0points

Mrs. S

POST

Let’s stop laughing at other peoples expense. It’s not ok!

Report

Final score:

0points

D_Anna

POST

fchfhfjfflc,v,c,d,d,x,x,c ,x,fc,

Report

Final score:

0points

CHARLOTTE SMITH

POST

No Good Deed goes Unpunished.

Report

Final score:

-1point

Keyrara Sanchez Michael

POST

In today’s society you better shut the f**k up or it’s back to court with your ass!

Report

Final score:

-2points

Duckbadger

POST

View more comments

don't cry. they are just being bıtch3s

Report

Final score:

-2points

Nicole Marie

POST

Don't be afraid of Covid

Report

Final score:

-3points

zaskell

POST