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30 People On Reddit Respond To The Viral “What Popular Saying Is Actually Nonsense” Thread
"Money can't buy happiness," "looks don't matter," "what doesn't kill you makes you stronger": chances are you've heard all of these popular sayings more than a dozen times. Or even said them yourself—but do you really believe them? It's easy to say that money can't buy happiness for someone for whom money isn't a problem. But for someone who struggles to make ends meet and keep a roof over their head, money sure does bring at least some happiness or relief.
This week, one Reddit user asked others to share which popular sayings they find to be complete rubbish. As always, hundreds of people participated in the discussion, mentioning some really common sayings and explaining why they're nonsense. Scroll down below to read the best 45 replies and vote for the ones you agree with!
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#1
"Money can't buy happiness." Poverty can't buy anything.
Bender Bending Rodríguez 5 years ago
Yep. This is the highest order of bullshittery. Money may not buy happiness but it will definitely buy comfort to make me forget about my miseries.
Stille20 5 years ago
I get that the money itself does not get you happniess, but let's be real, you can do things with money, vacations, donations, upgrade your home, buy gifts that willmake you happy.
Mewton’s Third Paw 5 years ago
This is the exact falsehood though. The gifts and shít don’t make you happy at all. Not at all. Money buys happiness only in the sense that being poor is a fuçking miserable hellish experience. So it eliminates being poor. That’s it and that’s all. You can have all that other stuff and still be so sad. You just have a better chance at having free time to focus and better yourself.
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Elin Magnusson 5 years ago
Poor people are well aware that money can't buy love, friendship or family. Because they can have all that and still be miserable because they can't afford food.
nanashi 5 years ago (edited)
Money buys you security. It you have money, you can be sure you are eating well, living in a safe place, afford good education which would later leads you to better jobs. But most of all, you can afford to offer the same security to your family. When you have all that security, you can pretty much say you are happy/content with your life. Money CAN buy you Happiness through Security.
80 Van 5 years ago
I think the point is that money can buy an awful lot of things (including security, comfort, and health), but there isn’t a correlation between happiness and wealth. It is better in so many ways to have wealth than poverty, but don’t expect wealth to be the source of your happiness.
Leodavinci 5 years ago
I gather that most commenting about this have never heard of the "lottery curse". While the curse is nonsense, they are more than enough examples of people winning huge lotteries and becoming more miserable after winning. So many they've made several TV specials about them.
Leodavinci 5 years ago
There is absolutely nothing false about "money can't buy happiness", so this isn't nonsense. The two statements of #1 do not negate one another.
Sergio Bicerra Descalzi 5 years ago
Not false nor true. Example: my daughter is very ill, needs very very expensive tratment. I have lots of money and can pay her treatment. Now i'm happy she's alive.
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Bob Belcher 5 years ago
Money can buy happnies. At one point in my life I finally achieved the epitome of adulting. I had all my bills set on auto pay including my mortgage. Got it all set up in 2019. Then 2020 happened.
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#2
"The Customer is Always Right." Because half of it's missing. The full truism is "The Customer is Always Right in matters of taste." Guy wants a pint of half baileys, half orange juice? He's paying... Lady wants to wear a raw turkey as a hat? You do you love... What it doesn't mean is that Kyle and Karen get free reign to treat people like [crap] because they happen to be handing over money at some stage of the interaction.
KatHat 5 years ago
Spineless managers who "comp" things and give people everything they want contribute to this. The US is about the worst place I have been for badly behaved customers and I've lived in four countries.
Stille20 5 years ago
Or managers who also aren't paid enough to put up with that s**t. Maybe if they had some feeling of ownership, like the store gave a damn about them.... but you also can't just let your staff get s**t on.
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Honu 5 years ago
I used to do tech support. If you were right, you wouldn't be calling me. Kyles and Karens (mostly Kyles) would actually argue with me when I would give them the solution to their issues. Like you were doing just great on your own? You tried that. It didn't work. I know you think it should, but clearly it doesn't and I'm not going to be able to redesign and redeploy this product in the space of this phone call, so how about you just do something crazy here and at least try what I'm telling you to do? I know I'm a chick and all, but sometimes chicks know stuff.
RaroaRaroa 5 years ago
Oo, I didn't know there was a second half. It makes much more sense now, because the first half alone is obviously not going to make sense.
BabaBizzle 5 years ago
The customers are assholes who use this as their excuse to reek havoc in stores. I’ve seen it as a customer and when I complained., the manager said “we know but we’re more likely to be in trouble if we don’t give in at this level than call them out and let them go above us”. Da f*ck? So a mum lets her kid THROW EGGS ON THE FLOOR while she’s chatting on her phone and when I say “Hey do you see this?” She tells me to mind my business and walks her brat away. The eggs are all over the floor (imagine someone slipping?) yogurts and general area. Now someone who is stocking shelves has to stop to clean someone else’s mess all because of lazy parenting and “customers always right”mantra.
Robert Thompson 5 years ago
And when the money stops being enough to cover their personal preferences, then they are no longer a customer and lose their "always right" privilege.
Hugh Cookson 5 years ago
I worked in the hospitality / catering game for more years than I care to remember and the saying that I was taught very early on, by a wonderful Italian restaurant owner was' The customer is always right, except when he's wrong'. He would not tolerate rudeness, bullying or ignorance and I saw him eject many groups of annoying customers (and some staff) from his restaurant over the two years I worked with him - when I eventually ended up owning restaurants, I took the same line with positive feedback from pretty much everyone (apart from the people I'd kicked out, of course ...) ;0))
Ty Stratton-Quirk 5 years ago
"The customer is always right...as long as they understand that sometimes, they're wrong."
#3
"There's plenty of fish in the sea" You know what else there's plenty of in the sea? Trash.
andate him 5 years ago
Again, not mutually exclusive. The fact there is much trash in the sea does not mean "there are many fish in the sea" is nonsense
Philly Bob Squires 5 years ago
There's plenty of fish in the sea, but until I catch one, I'm stuck here just holding my rod.
Meyer Weinstock 5 years ago
Isn't that a website? Doesn't the second line describe that website?
#4
‘If you can’t handle me at my worst you don’t deserve me at my best’ This is like toxic relationship starter pack stuff
Octavia Hansen 5 years ago
This is a statement I have heard when they are ready to bail at the first sign of someone else's problems.
Damon Gates 5 years ago
A better way to phrase this might be "If you abandon me when I need you most, I don't want you there when thing are better".
Mewton’s Third Paw 5 years ago
I think it’s just a less detailed way of saying “a person isn’t always going to be at their best, because we’re all human. You should be able to still love your partner even if they aren’t perfect, because that’s a big part of what love is: acceptance.” I don’t think it’s supposed to mean “deal with my bullshît or you aren’t worthy.” That’s like a toxic person’s conclusion. And an inexperienced person, too.
Kill-Bunny 5 years ago
As a person with chronic illness, this saying lights a different perspective for me. More like, If a person can't handle me, or help me on my bad days when it's not always up to me what is happening to me, I would really doubt if my quality time is worth spending with that person. Not everything is about being toxic. Some things are just about protecting yourself from unworthy people.
Mshauri Mazuri 5 years ago
Your worst version of yourself is not other people's problem to begin with.
Philly Bob Squires 5 years ago
If you can't handle me at my worst… I don't blame you, because I can be a total ass.
California Jones 5 years ago
My favorite is Chris (Simpsons artist)'s version. "If you can't handle me at my worst, than you sure as hell can't handle me when I'm covered in jam because I'm too slippery!"
WilvanderHeijden 5 years ago
Usually used by the abusive party to emotionally blackmail people to maintain a toxic abusive relationship.
#5
'What doesnt kill you just makes you stronger'..... bull. 2x cancer survivor here, it sure didnt make me any stronger...
Z Kalnina 5 years ago
Never say this to a cancer survivor. You might mean well but you don't understand the hell of changes this "surviving" has made to their body. And so it sounds ignorant and condescending. Sorry. Just being honest.
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GirlFriday 5 years ago
I had a professor that said "That which does not kill you, matures you." I think her saying is spot on.
Octavia Hansen 5 years ago
What doesn't kill you will probably get you the second time around!
Anna McHugh 5 years ago
Being miserable in Oxford for 10 years. Got the PhD, got the fellowship, then lost it all because I was so, so miserable. Ten years on I got no job, nuttin'. That BS experience didn't make me anything except depressed and messed up.
Z Kalnina 5 years ago (edited)
I can relate. I have extensive education and I take customer service jobs. It drives me nuts and can make me miserable!! Especially because in this society nobody even gets close to participating in a meaningful conversation. Many times I have to simplify everything I say, both, the language and the contents. I seek solace online.
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Julesoccer20 5 years ago
I bet it makes you a mentally stronger person. It doesn’t just have to be physically.
Mewton’s Third Paw 5 years ago
They didn’t say physically stronger. If you aren’t learning and strengthening yourself as you go, you’re wasting your life wholly.
#6
"Looks don't matter." They do. Not always, not completely, but they very much do matter. Humans are kind of superficial in that regard.
Damon Gates 5 years ago
An old New Yorker cartoon summed it up well: "Beauty is life's EZ Pass."
Mewton’s Third Paw 5 years ago
It matters way more what you think of how you look though. If you love it, you don’t think about this shít anymore. This might be true, but it’s a lost mentality. Confidence makes this whole thing irrelevant
Mshauri Mazuri 5 years ago
They do. You first like people who are attractive. But if attractiveness accompanied with worst attitude, then the whole attraction just goes down the drain. But humans tend to like things or people that are attractive. It is human nature.
tangy chip 5 years ago
i think it matters in applying for a job. even if you have experience, people arent going to hire you if you're missing your two front teeth.
BabaBizzle 5 years ago
Yes looks matter. If you’re heinous, who wants to be near you? Who wants to procreate with you? Sorry but anytime a stunner walked into my former place of employ, the managers would drop what they’re doing to greet the good looking. It’s like a book, you see the cover but don’t know the contents yet it’s flashy with interesting pictures and text on it, you are most intrigued to open it to find out the contents. A bland book cover doesn’t speak to anyone. This is reality. Good Looks sell. A model is supposed to be gorgeous and as aesthetically perfect as possible.
RaroaRaroa 5 years ago
That is so wrong - the behaviour of the managers. If you're talking about customers, you can't tell by looks who will spend money. Stupid of them to only help out the good looking one.
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"It doesn't matter who started it." Of course it does. Even legally the concept of who did what first is recognized as vital.
konnarw1 5 years ago
finally, someone who agrees with me. lol I think we can all relate reply if you do
Seabeast 5 years ago
Bullied by a two-years older sibling, heard that throughout my childhood.
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Paul K. Johnson 5 years ago
This is what I hated about school. If there was a bully and you defended yourself after he started something then it was "both" of you and you both got in the same trouble. It was bullshit then and it's bullshit now.
Niffler_13 5 years ago
The difference between assault and self-defense. My dad always said to make sure I got hit first, if I was ever in a physical altercation.
ScagtheLione 5 years ago
As an older sibling, I can't tell you how much I love this post because my brother who starts it never gets in trouble. It is always me.
Kitten claws 5 years ago
I hated it when my parents used this excuse when I was arguing with my siblings.
Peter Shen 5 years ago
A person bullied me and he punched me. teacher comes and say it doesn't matter who started it
Aitor Sensada Ramirez 5 years ago
Taking things out of context. This refers to the fact that you should take a path without trying not to blame everyone for what happens.
#8
“What doesn’t kill you makes you stronger.” Nah mate, it just gives you trauma.
Ty Stratton-Quirk 5 years ago
And it has a higher chance of succeeding on the second attempt.
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Harløw-Banditø 5 years ago
As someone with PTSD in a family where every member has PTSD, this is very, very true
Aitor Sensada Ramirez 5 years ago
It is not a literal phrase. It refers to the things that happen to you in life. Not to have your leg cut off.
Hugh Cookson 5 years ago
Not if you have double pneumonia, a collapsed lung and are on a drain / vent for 10 days, especially if it results in permanently scarred lungs ... guess what I had ...?
#9
“Good things come to those who wait.” Try waiting your whole life and see what comes to you.
I'm a makeup addict 5 years ago
I think that's an untrue quote too. if you want something good you have to work for it.
Meyer Weinstock 5 years ago
Fallacy. The myth of pulling oneself up by the boot straps was always a lie.
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Bob Belcher 5 years ago
Good things come to those that see an opportunity and aren't too afraid to take it.
Mshauri Mazuri 5 years ago
Remember the saying God gives mercy to those who help themselves. Luck has a lot to do with working your *ss off.
WilvanderHeijden 5 years ago
Just another quote to keep people down. "Do not fight your abusing employer, in the end good thing come to those who wait." Just don't fall for it.
Mewton’s Third Paw 5 years ago
Aka don’t rush in and out of shít like a dumbasś. But still, you won’t get anywhere if you KEEP waiting. Of course, that’s not what the quote instructs tho
Cat Cactus 5 years ago
Good things come to those who wait, 'cause those who get there first get what's great. :)
Audrey Mezowe 3 years ago
This was a tag line from a ketchup commercial in the 80's. I'm not sure it's was actually a sayings before that.
Onion rings like to make your breath smelly 5 years ago
ok but you need to work for it to happen. nothing will happen to you if you sit around all day
#10
"it's just how I am." Well you're a [damn prick], change your behavior and act like a decent human!
D. Pitbull 5 years ago
Yeah... I've noticed that there is some rather misplaced "pride" in being rude. I've seen people be outright *congratulatory* to others for "being yourself!" - and all I can think is "You were rude, unreasonable and you made other people suffer for no reason other than to feed your ego. Why is this a good thing?" - but apparently... this is an attitude to cultivate now?? One guy I knew was all "Yeah, I think manners are bs. I'm just gonna do what I want" (Of course... he's got a pretty face, so most people think 'wow, that's so cool' - he and I don't get along because... I frankly just don't buy it...)
Susan Egan 5 years ago
This one needs more context. The assumption they are using it as an excuse for bad actions isn't right. I have friends that are perpetually happy, always see the bright side. "It's just how I am." They are the type of people I'd like to see more of, I'd like to be that way.
Nomadus Aureus 5 years ago
This! So, so, so much of this!!! I've met people who were like "everybody says I'm abusive, oh well". I wanted to punch them SO hard and then send them to therapy!
I Liquored On 5 years ago
Whenever I hear someone say they have no filter I toll my eyes so much it hurts. Just say you are a rude prick! Cause thats what it means
#11
"Bill Gates and Mark Zuckerberg are college dropouts" Dude they went to Harvard, not community college.!
Mewton’s Third Paw 5 years ago
I hate when people use this one. Although I still agree you don’t need to have a degree to be a successful entrepreneur. But not everyone wants to be an entrepreneur. There’s no such thing as a college dropout surgeon.
Roberto Durante 5 years ago
the reason why they are drop out with education, only parent's money
Felype Rennan 3 years ago
They also had daddy and mommy to cover up if they catastrophically failed, most of us don't have that luxury.
Exquisite Spam 5 years ago
I'd sooner hire an Oxford drop-out than someone with a degree from my alma mater.
#12
“Happiness is a choice.” That’s maybe sometimes a little true, but depression is real, and it’s not what anyone chose.
Sora desu 5 years ago
Exactly! It’s the same as saying well having an asthma attack is a choice just breathe
Best.in.the.west 5 years ago
If happiness was a choice I wouldnt be a sad bean on a couch scrolling through bored panda
Carol Lewis 5 years ago
This one really irritates me. I have suffered depression and anxiety from childhood. Must be on meds to function. I didn't choose this.
Fixin'Ta 5 years ago (edited)
Yeah, don't get me started on this one. People who have been through trauma, people who have PTSD, have trauma-wired brains (literally physically altered) and it takes a danged awful lot of therapy to reach the place where you can rewire and choose how you respond to things. Sometimes I CAN'T choose how my brain or body respond to something that flips my triggers. It's just how my brain works. I can use the tools I'm gathering in therapy to moderate negative thinking and behaviors, but I'm not to the "choose joy/happiness" place yet. (Also, being "triggered" isn't shameful -- it's a legit thing that happens to people who have endured trauma.)
Marnie 5 years ago
I agree with this, but to be a bit nit-picky, happiness is not the opposite of clinical depression.
Neva Nevičica 5 years ago
So, about editing the comments. See the three little dots to the right side of your name? Click on them, and two options should open: edit and delete. That's it :). As to why am i answering here instead of the thread where you asked me the question: i don't know why, but there is no 'reply' option under every comment, i guess there's an option to reply only once to people or something. Stupid, in any case. There, i hoped i helped. :)
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Tell that to clinically depressed folk. It is not a choice. It’s a chemically induced state that some people do not have .
Damon Gates 5 years ago
So how do I make and execute such a choice? The devil is in the details.
sarunas ardickas 3 years ago
Personally, never heard this one, as it sound so stupid. Yes, dude, i chose to be unhappy
#13
Everything happens for a reason. (Like rape, murder, death of children, starvation, genocide, etc). Or my favorite, God doesn’t give you more than you can handle.
Uncommon Boston 5 years ago (edited)
Recently someone told me a string of these statements. The underlying message, it will never happen to her. So, God let me have cancer; because of previous trauma, he knew I could handle it? The God I pray to is compassionate, loving, forgiving, and loves me. Nothing happens for reason, really? Explain cancer, abusive parents, and the rest. Yes I am stronger from surviving all it, so I deserve more? Her smug smile said she believed this was the appropriate response, she was being supportive, and kind. I was speechless. It is was a reminder of how painful words from a stranger can be. A skill I do not want or admire (Cancer was not traumatic, only stage 2, death was not an issue, the months of treatment were just annoying. I cried once. The doctors thought I was brave, I wasn't. My tears, frustration and anger were already used up.)
SirPatTheCat 5 years ago
Once when I was younger I was in a Sunday school class where we were talking about why god lets bad things happen, and this one girl was talking about how her mom passed away and had to stop because she started crying...And then the next girl raised her hand to immediately follow up with “Everything happens for a reason”. You could just hear air sucking through teeth and everyone was looking around the room at each other thinking ”Did she really just say that??” I don’t think she meant to say it right after the other girl, I think that was what she was going to say before, but still..that was I think one of the worst things I’ve ever heard. Mentalities like that are that are one of the reasons I’m atheist.
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80 Van 5 years ago
I think it’s helpful to understand that the phrase “God doesn’t give you more than you can handle,” is based on a passage in the Bible, but the context is completely misunderstood. Paul is writing that God will not give someone temptation beyond what they are equipped to flee from. It is not about hardships or circumstances, it’s about controlling one’s own behavior.
Quit yo jibba jabba 5 years ago
Stephen Fry on what he would say to God: “I would say: ‘bone cancer in children? What’s that about?’ “Because the God who created this universe, if it was created by God, is quite clearly a maniac, utter maniac. Totally selfish. We have to spend our life on our knees thanking him?! What kind of god would do that?” “Yes, the world is very splendid but it also has in it insects whose whole lifecycle is to burrow into the eyes of children and make them blind. They eat outwards from the eyes. Why? Why did you do that to us? You could easily have made a creation in which that didn’t exist. It is simply not acceptable. “It’s perfectly apparent that he is monstrous. Utterly monstrous and deserves no respect whatsoever. The moment you banish him, life becomes simpler, purer, cleaner, more worth living in my opinion"
Uncommon Boston 5 years ago
Sad. I believe when we were all given the freedom to choose for ourselves, a gift. God knew we would make some terrible decisions. What would you choose, a perfect world where you must be a certain way to fit, or a wild untamed mess to make your own mistakes and are able to go after the essence of life with gusto?
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Blue of the yams (They/He) 5 years ago
God doesn't do that to you. Life does. Life's a bitch, and god's there to look out for you.
lara 5 years ago
You and every other human being have free will. YOU are responsible for what YOU do as other people are responsible for what they do. God does not "cause wars or epidemics or fires or murders or force people to be monsters." People do that all on their own and blaming God for it means you are nothing but a child wanting someone to "save" you from your and other peoples' actions.
Crystal 5 years ago
I get really irritated with Christians who say either of these. ‘Everything happens for a reason’ isn’t in the Bible. And the second one is “(God) won’t allow you to be tempted beyond what you are able” 1 Corinthians 10:13. There is a huge difference between temptation and suffering. Anyone who equates the two doesn’t know what they are talking about. Both these phrases belittle the suffering of others. It quickly tells me all I need to know about the speaker.
Sora desu 5 years ago
I was literally going to comment this I’ve had so much stuff happen in my life I’m like I’m sorry but I couldn’t handle some of those things at the time, and there certainly wasn’t a reason for me to have to deal with so much pain. Please stop projecting onto me to help yourself feel better about what happened to me
BabaBizzle 5 years ago
Tell that to the parents whose toddler was snatched , raped and murdered. Tell that to the victims families of 9/11 or any other terrorist acts. Tell that to the mum who has cancer and three young babies. No “God” has nothing to do with these atrocities. People = S**t. And your “god” clearly has no ability to right the wrongs of humans.
Anna McHugh 5 years ago
Ah, God. Yep - delusions from the fundamentally frightened and ignorant.
#14
"Life is like a box of chocolate. You never know what you're gonna get." Every box of chocolate I have seen has a little book that tells you what you'll get.
François Carré 5 years ago
And I have never seen a box that contains some poisoned chocolate or some real sh*t, like life does.
NinjaWolfy94 5 years ago
This is a quote from a movie... It's people taking it into the real world that makes it make no sense. It's just a fun quote Forrest Gump (well his mum, but also him) said once, people are just taking it too far.
Storm Anne 5 years ago
i love that choco! :) Its my fav along with recees
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Anaya Kohli 3 years ago
It's actually ''Life was like a box of chocolate. You never know what you're gonna get''
Jeff Christensen 3 years ago
Only if you eat them fast enough. I only eat a few a day and lose the little book well before I finish.
#15
When someone tells a depressed person "just exercise and drink water." [Hell], I barely have enough motivation to breathe, what makes you think I'm gonna get up to exercise.
Caitlin Davenport 5 years ago
Telling a depressed person that they just need to exercise and drink water will only add to their guilt. Sometimes, they just need antidepressants.
Colin L 5 years ago
Also: shame on diabetics for not trying hard enough to make insulin!
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Pete 5 years ago
If you don't suffer from a mental illness, and you are telling someone who does how to deal with theirs, you should probably check yourself and do more listening than speaking.
Carrie Laughs 5 years ago
My sister. I have clinical depression and she was miserable after her boyfriend left her. She then had the cheek to tell me how to deal with depression as if she was an expert.
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Octavia Hansen 5 years ago
Dr Albert Schweitzer confided that all healing is self healing. Yes, there will always be more to it than that but it starts with wanting to get better. Trying is better than not trying . . .
D. Pitbull 5 years ago
The one hate is... :"Well, if *I* had it, I'd just do [the things that need to get done] because they need to get done." When I try to explain "That is not how depression works"... they just keep REPEATING "Well, it needs to get done. So I'd get it done. It needs to get done, so I'd get it done". They're so self-centric they can't FATHOM that there is a way that you could POSSIBLY not be able to "just get it done" - and I knew from that moment... "Wow... you really look down on me, don't you? You seriously think I'm just... f**king around..."
ravn 5 years ago
It's not "just", but I'll vouch for the efficacy of exercise in working with depression. When you're borderline like me, a regular workout schedule is a really strong firewall. If I slack and get into the the grip again, then it can be very hard to break out of the death spiral, but the benefits are real. Perhaps it's more about messaging; don't say "do this", but invite the person to join you for a walk, a bike ride, to the gym, whatever with you. There is a lot of nuance we're not getting to, but don't discount the power of exercise and companionship.
Daria B 5 years ago
I've been a bit in and a bit out, although never really diagnosed officially, so won't make big claims. Anyway, what you say is true, and my observation from it all is - it's about the focus. When depressed, your brain is trolling you and your focus is located within yourself. What really helps, is getting your focus onto something external, like a pet, like a friend, like sports, like an official task. Still, that's not easy, and more often than not, you will need external help, yes, even when you're introverted (not that it matters, just trying to break the stereotypes about us introverts).
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Innocent read this: “I wish I had the mental health to do the things that help my mental health”
OhForSmegSake 5 years ago
Coming from someone who's been battling mental illness for decades, it's never as simple as "exercise and drink more water" but some days getting up, making a cup of tea, and going to sit outside in the fresh air helps. Whether its the sound of life going on around you (Birds! Bugs! Peoples!), the fresh air, the vitamin D, or just the sense of accomplishment (I did a thing!) it can often help.
#16
"Practice makes perfect!" I had a teacher that used to point out that no, practice makes permanent. If you practice something in an incorrect way, you're going to perform incorrectly.
Viviane 5 years ago
In some situations, the expression is "The perfect is the enemy of the good". High standards are fine, but insisting on perfection will blow through deadlines.
Seabeast 5 years ago
I had a boss years ago who used to talk about not giving the customer a Cadillac when all they wanted or needed was a Ford Escort.
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Storm Anne 5 years ago
mine say practice makes smarter and it trips the whole class up! Its WAY more correct though. :)
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Stimpy 5 years ago
Still better to practice something incorrectly than never attempting anything unless you are sure you would do it perfectly. Many people are totally incapable of learning a new language, simply because they would not practice because they are afraid of mispronouncing things...
Adrienne Early 5 years ago
My kid is like that. He tried something once and failed and didn't want to "fail" again. That's why this saying exists, you can't expect to be an expert on your first try!
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Ariyana Ritesh 5 years ago
My Taekwondo instructor always says "Perfect practice makes perfect"
#17
“Sleep is for the weak” or “I’ll sleep when I die” Well actually, not sleeping is making you weaker and decreasing your lifespan as you gloat about it right now. Sleep is essential people.
Bender Bending Rodríguez 5 years ago
I love my sleep. Anyone who believes these can GTFO and turn off the lights on the way out. Please and thank you. PS: Don't forget the door.
Martha Meyer 5 years ago
No, one would say this about breathing, but it's essentially the same. Not sleeping enough just kills you more slowly.
SirPatTheCat 5 years ago
This isn’t a real thing people believe, it’s a joke used by students who are hollow shells whose souls have been sucked out by the education system...
Julie C Rose 5 years ago
Oh, I had a retail boss who meant it in the real way. :/
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Sigmund Fidyke 5 years ago
I love the quote in the Bourne novels: "Sleep is a weapon." Meaning that it is as important to survival as anything you can carry or use.
F S 5 years ago
The second quote was used by the German director Rainer Werner Fassbinder. He was incredibly productive, but also a drug addict. Death by overdosing (or by a wild mixture of) with cocaine, barbiturates, and alcohol. So yeah, if you think you don‘t need to sleep but then need drugs to keep you awake, you should really check your priorities. Oh, and said director died pretty young at the age of 37.
Stack o' Pancakes 5 years ago
I sway wildly between "sleep I don't need sleep it's summer time" and "sleep is my only true friend and I'm sorry for the way I treated you"
#18
You don't need money to be happy. Usually this quote is being used by those who are already filthy rich
Uncommon Boston 5 years ago
Money buys food. A full belly feels much better than a hallow aching one. Not everyone sleeps in a bed. Some by choice, others due to circumstances they have no control of. Clean clothes that fit are wonderful. Worrying constantly about having money to pay bills is miserable. No health care! The list goes on. People's life's can be fundamentally changed with a larger fair income. Those with money do not want part with it. They can never have enough and have the power to change the rules to help them keep it. They need lots of money to be happy.
Celtic Pirate Queen 5 years ago
Right? I see some of our (US) politicians make more per year than I probably have in my life to date. And THEY are going to talk to me about how to manage my money? Ok - food or heat? Rent or car payment/insurance/medical. Talk about living in LaLaLand.
Load More Replies... Mewton’s Third Paw 5 years ago
You definitely NEED money to be happy. Money doesn’t make you happy, but you can’t be happy poor. So yes you definitely need money to be happy. You just need a ton of other shít too.
Silvia Adriana Donato 5 years ago
Yes, I do! Money buys education, health care, good food, travel, arts, etc. Life without it sucks!
WilvanderHeijden 5 years ago
My wife and I have been on both sides of the coin. Not filthy rich but being able to do whatever we wanted without any worries and scraping to pay for the most essential things. We went from 7 days per week out dining, to eating spaghetti for days on end. We never stopped laughing and enjoying our life together. Life is what you make out of it.
Katie Lee 5 years ago
im not rich, i struggle with finances...... but i am happy...i do not need the next new tecnology coming out i love my older vehicle...... but most of all i love being in every moment of my day, i love apreciating little things like the sand or grass under my feet the smell of baking cookies, my children growing and learning.....if you learn to apreciate the really tiny things (including every emotion i can feel during a day..... these are the things we should focus hard on) its about where our wants lay...........
Amanda Morris 5 years ago
I'm not rich-but know a lot of rich people who are unhappy-money isn't what makes you happy
#19
"Einstein wasn't good in school" he was a very good student with good marks
Paul K. Johnson 5 years ago
Reminds me of the people who say, "I may not be book smart, but I'm street smart." They aren't street smart either. They're uneducated and ignorant.
Lori Jabi 5 years ago
It's because our grades in Switzerland are in reverse order then elsewhere. Normally 1 is the best, but here 6 is the best. That's why people think he was a bad student.
Dave P 5 years ago
Correct his 1.1GPA put him in the top 0.001% of Students in all of Germany at the time.
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Mary Lovill 5 years ago
Kind of mixed truths here. The truth is he was a self driven student and that becomes a problem when teachers want to be the drivers. When he started school, he did very well—he was a creative and persistent problem-solver—but he hated the rote, disciplined style of the teachers at his Munich school, and he dropped out when he was 15. Then, when he took the entrance examination for a polytechnic school in Zurich, he flunked. -history.com
#20
"Violence is never the answer." It isn't usually the answer. But occasionally...it really is.
Malakai 5 years ago
Sometimes, it is. My friends and I used to get bullied by this group of boys in middle school (they targeted one girl in particular). One day, we were playing card games when two of them sat next to us, uninvited, and the rest stood by the table, blocking us in. They started making fun of us and being asses, but we tried to ignore them and continued playing, so they took our cards, threw them everywhere and even started tearing them up. The 'ringleader' had sat next to me, and idk WHAT possessed me to do it, but I promptly turned around and SLAMMED his head into the wall as hard as I could. He and his buddies started calling me crazy but they scrambled away, and they left us alone after that.
Seabeast 5 years ago
Good for you! Boys are encouraged to fight back, but girls who fight back usually do get labelled "crazy" for some reason.
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Paul K. Johnson 5 years ago
Violence is the reason most countries are what they are now. Without violence the USA would still be British colonies (probably). Without a violent response, Hitler would have overrun Europe.
Daria B 5 years ago
True, but both the British invaders and Hitler started with violence in the first place....
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If I'm backed into a corner by violence, I will respond with all the violence I can muster. Knowing that, I try to stay out of corners.
Sky Render 5 years ago
Violence is never a good answer. It is, unfortunately, a very effective answer.
Anarchy (they/them) 5 years ago
Violence is never the answer. It's the question, and the answer is usually yes. (Btw this is a joke)
Jeff Bryant 5 years ago
I think I would have been much better off in school had I just gotten violent to end the BS. If you're not willing to fight back, they can sense it and feel safe to continue and enjoy bullying all the more.
Leodavinci 5 years ago
Violence is, at best, a temporary solution, but it is never the answer.
Onion rings like to make your breath smelly 5 years ago
my brother thinks violence is the ONLY answer, though...
Celtic Pirate Queen 5 years ago
Well, cracking my extremely abusive ex in the head with a cast iron skillet got me the time I needed to tie him up & get to the manager's apt. to call the police to have him arrested. So, I'm not going to agree with this one.
#21
"A watched pot never boils." It does, I've checked.
Sky Render 5 years ago
It's a parable on time perception, not meant to be taken literally. Time seems slower when you're focused on an apparently unchanging thing. Which can be VERY helpful if you actually want to make a short period of time feel longer, incidentally.
Candace Fitzpatrick 5 years ago
I tried this and it didn’t work! So my sister told me to put a drip of vegetable oil in the water and that worked perfectly
Load More Replies... Celtic Pirate Queen 5 years ago
You get any liquid hot enough & it's going to boil. It's called "physics" - look it up.
Panda Mona 5 years ago
You are perfectly right :-) do not trust that the pot won´t boil just because you are checking :-)
#22
“If you tell me the truth you won’t get into trouble”
Ian Koch 5 years ago
what they (probably) mean is, if you lie to them and they find out, the punishment will be much, MUCH worse.
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Lauren Caswell 5 years ago
I tell my kid that the sooner he fronts up the less angry I will be. And yes it's damn challenging to stick to it! But I've made sure I do, and acknowledge he came clean, because that's the deal I made with him. Parenting has no guide you just do the best you can
Load More Replies... Bender Bending Rodríguez 5 years ago
So far I have been true to these words with my son. It is important for me to know what is wrong so we can fix the problem together. Punishment will just make him learn it's BS eventually and not say anything or lie about. Source: I was a kid once.
Sky Render 5 years ago
A more accurate phrase would be "You'll be in less trouble if you tell the truth now than if I find out the truth later."
#23
Using the phrase, "it's just a few bad apples," to protect an institution when the full proverb says, " a few bad apples spoils the bunch."
Soap 5 years ago
Like if one apple is moldy, would you still eat the rest that were sitting with the moldy one?
Stannous Flouride 5 years ago
I've been hungry enough that I've just cut off the spoiled part and eaten it.
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David Butler 5 years ago
Apples that go bad release (or excrete) a chemical that causes all nearby apples to also go bad. A "bad apple" in a work environment will eventually compromise the workplace as everyone else either works around the "bad apple" or starts working with the "bad apple on its terms.
Damon Gates 5 years ago
OK, now the bunch is spoiled (i.e., they're all now "bad apples"). If you remove the initial bad apples, the rest won't become edible again.
_ 5 years ago
Then that means the 10% of people who are awful completely negate the works of the 90% of people who are basically good?
Robert Thompson 5 years ago
Never had a bunch of apples, but I have seen many oranges go this way.
Mary Lovill 5 years ago
“One bad apple doesn’t spoil the whole bunch,” is how I think it goes. It depends. A government may be corrupt, but that doesn’t mean it’s people are. I had a professor once who said you should never generalize when it comes to people, because they are not all the same and they will always surprise you. If one is bad, all or bad, I think is a dangerous statement.
#24
Be yourself. If you're a [prick] and even the nice people hate you, then you should change and not be yourself
Aitor Sensada Ramirez 5 years ago
This means that you are nothing for others but for yourself. That you think of yourself and don't try to pretend.
Grady'sRaider 5 years ago
Be yourself, you will do great. - used to inspire confidence in someone who is nervous going into a situation.
AA Matty 5 years ago
Except if you a secretly a prick, but display good manners when interacting with acquaintances and strangers (like how Southerners are derided for their good manners), people will call you fake. Sometimes people are just jerks, but there has been a huge backlash against manners.
#25
Hard work never killed anyone
Octavia Hansen 5 years ago
Hmm . . . working fields and building pyramids did not make for longevity.
Erin Kavik 5 years ago
Permanent pyramid builders were well paid professionals. Even the poorer temporary workers were paid more than farmers and given better food and grain than farmers. Evidence suggests that they led a pretty decent life in comparison to toiling in the fields. Bettr pay, better food, less crocodiles and hippos.
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(っ◔◡◔)っ im a domestic weeb 5 years ago
if you overwork yourself it can kill you it doesn't matter what kind of job you do
Ludwig Michiel 5 years ago
In Japanese there's even a word for it: karoshi: death from overwork.
#26
This is going to hurt me more than it hurts you. LIES!!
Soph the Loaf 5 years ago
Yup. If it hurts you so much, why don't you find a better alternative punishment?
Ty Stratton-Quirk 5 years ago
"This is going to hurt me more than it hurts you. With some people, that wouldn't be the case, but I never learned how to correctly use the nunchaku."
TheGr81sComing 5 years ago
I heard this one: this is going to hurt me too. and I guess it depends on the different environment
#27
“Sleep like a baby”. It implies that babies sleep really well. My second is 4 days old; I can confirm babies don’t sleep well.
Mosheh Wolf 5 years ago
Like the old joke: "How are you sleeping?", "like a baby - I wake up crying every two hours".
Erin Kavik 5 years ago
Depends on the baby. I was apparently the wake up every two hours baby, my sister when a baby slept like a log while a hurricane was wrecking the shed and throwing branches at the windows (not the window in her room thankfully).
Philly Bob Squires 5 years ago
Those who say “I slept like a baby" obviously have never had one.
#28
You can achieve anything you set your mind to.
Octavia Hansen 5 years ago
Only if you are practical concerning your goals. I'm too old to be a gymnast but I can play piano like Elton John.
Viviane 5 years ago
But practice makes perfect! And being a full-dragon comes to those who wait!
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Agata 5 years ago
Setting your mind is just a start, you have to work for things you want to achieve, but still, it doesn't mean you'll succeed for sure. My nephew told me once "I can become whoever I want in the future" I told him, "not really, you can't be duck astronaut" and for his question "why not?", I simply answered "because you are not a duck".
Anna McHugh 5 years ago
That one's used by idiots who enjoy seeing you flog yourself. Also someone who just wants you to go away and stop bothering them.
#29
"It's better to ask forgiveness than permission." Yeah eventually people are just gonna stop forgiving you.
Mosheh Wolf 5 years ago (edited)
It is a quote from Rear Admiral Grace Hopper, and it is related to being from an underprivileged group. It also does not mean that a person can do anything and then ask for forgiveness. It means that, when a person sees that an important action needs to be taken, they should do it, and not wait for permission. It does NOT mean that you should "borrow" your neighbor's Lamborghini for a joy ride, and then apologize.
Geth 5 years ago
People do not understand the point of this quote. It's unfortunate.
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Stille20 5 years ago
You're missing the point of this one. It's not about being destructive. When you know the answer may be "no" but you think it is the right thing to do. (not in a dating situation, heavy eyeroll) you go ahead and do it. Then you aren't contradicting an order, just taking initiative.
Paul K. Johnson 5 years ago
My go-to is, 'If you don't ask they can't say no.' Usually that's in response to wanting or needing to do something that will improve whatever situation and some Dilbert boss will reflexively say no for no good reason. So just do it and then shut up about it.
Nia Loves Art 5 years ago
My dad is a big fan of that saying. It is about taking initiative and not giving people/ bureaucracy an opportunity to shut you down. By the time you ask forgiveness hopefully your leap will have payed off and they will be thanking you.
BabaBizzle 5 years ago
So I can mess about with my neighbor then ask her husband for “forgiveness” ? I know she wants to but that whole “you’re married” caveat seems to be the deal breaker.
Biljana Malesevic 5 years ago
Sounds like excuse for rape or assault. So, no, always ask for permission!
Susan Stead 5 years ago
No, it's just more expedient to ask forgiveness. You make it clear through your actions that discussion/input doesn't matter, and basically your apology is a platitude not worth considering.
Sue Bentley 5 years ago
Sometimes it is better to ask for forgiveness than permission. The issue at hand may be more demanding and you go ahead with it. Later, others who've seen what you did and do may well be forgiving.
Mary Lovill 5 years ago
It means that sometimes, if you know the other person is going to say no, but will benefit everyone in the end, just do it. Then when you apologize, they have benefited by your action and will, in most instances, forgive you.
#30
If you love something set it free... Uh no if you love something smother it with affection until you catch the early flight home and catch a couple naked dudes tag teaming your fiancé
Daria B 5 years ago
The truthfulness of this one depends on how you perceive "love". Set someone/something free doesn't mean to push them away, it means to give them a choice and the means to make it their own choice. Personally, I've never been a fan of metaphors that compare love to chains and wars. Always thought true love is freedom.
Candace Fitzpatrick 5 years ago
This is similar to "the customers always right", they are both unfinished quotes. "If you love someone, set them free. If they come back, they are yours. If they don’t, they never were."
Mewton’s Third Paw 5 years ago
Yeah but that’s still dumb AF tho. What kind of jackass plays that kind of games with their lovers.
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Philly Bob Squires 5 years ago
If you love someone, let them go. If they come back, It means no one else wanted them either.
Giles McArdell 5 years ago
Isn't the full statement "If you love someone, set them free. If they come back, you know it's forever" ?
Mewton’s Third Paw 5 years ago
Yeah I would never just “set free” my cats. Nor would I push my man away either. I hate that saying too. The reply was lame tho.
Hugh Walter 5 years ago
Out of context - "If you love something, set it free; if it comes back it's yours forever, if it doesn't it never was" . . is truer
#31
'What goes around, comes around.' I've seen so many good, honest people get screwed over by toxic, immoral people who never get their comeuppance. The concept of karma is [bullcrap].
Octavia Hansen 5 years ago
Sometimes karma needs a kick in the butt -- don't just wait for something to happen. Make a call, talk to people, help someone when you know what to do. It can still be karma. You can be that karma.
D. Pitbull 5 years ago
And even then... still a 50/50 chance it'll work. Ever try to "be the karma" and then just get sh** on extra? (because now you're a 'snitch'... not an abused individual... or... you're a 'whiner', not someone who is being racially profiled out of a job...)
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Gavin Johnson 5 years ago
There’s a wilful misunderstanding of what and how karma works, it’s not like the justice system, it’s not to be done and SEEN to be done. Karma works over lifetimes (or if you believe in reincarnation, many lifetimes) that person you believe isn’t getting their comeuppance may very well be fighting a battle you can’t see, they may be suffering without you having any notion of it, likewise you may be suffering their ire because you are in debt to karma. Do unto others as you would have them do unto you and stop looking for retribution, unless of course they’ve broken a law and then you can get the justice system involved.
Kisses4Katie 5 years ago
Karma on a cosmic scale won't kick in until the next life.. But then you get problems like thinking the misfortunate are all suffering karmic intervention for previous lives and it shouldn't work that way :/
David Butler 5 years ago
The concept of karma is to make people care about the afterlife consequences of their own actions, thereby make you think before you run up a spiritual debt. "What goes around, comes around" is about sanctioning the do-nothing approach to social justice, allowing bad people to get away with what they do on the pretext that they'll get theirs in Hell; "only God can judge me" uses the same principle.
Eagle Girl 5 years ago (edited)
Oh Karma shows up. It's just Karma is Female. She keeps forgiving you, hoping you will learn from your mistakes. Then when she's been pushed to the point, you're done & never see it coming.
Luther von Wolfen 5 years ago
John Lennon popularized the false idea that Karma is cosmic retribution. It's actually about education, and only applies if reincarnation is what actually happens after death.
#32
Sticks and stones may break my bones but words will never hurt me
I'm a makeup addict 5 years ago
yeah, like if someone's abusive... the emotional wounds from the words will last longer then any physical wounds.
Erika Rivera 5 years ago (edited)
My parents would physically, emotionally, and mentally abuse me. let me tell you the words they would say to me made me feel like I was nothing, like I wasn’t deserving of anything. They are the reason a I have depression and anxiety, they made me suicidal and made me attempt it once I hate them for it and I always will. It took me a long time to stop hating myself and for me to stop believing and letting the things they said to me get to my head. I’m free from them and I’m so glad I am I don’t know how I survived there for so long. So to sum it up, yes word hurt and in fact they hurt ALOT
Kitten claws 5 years ago
Same. it's hard. It's not MY fault my feelings got hurt. I do not control that. It's YOUR fault for making me feel that way.
Load More Replies... Sky Render 5 years ago
xkcd's version is better: sticks and stones can break my bones, but words can make me think I deserved it.
#33
"The early bird gets the worm" - um....no? Sleep cycles differ. There's quite a lot of research about that. Morning persons are not automatically more productive
Octavia Hansen 5 years ago
Good for the bird; death for a worm. But who wants to live on worms?
#34
I before e except after c.
boo. 5 years ago
Except when your weird foreign neighbour Keith receives eight counterfeit beige sleighs from feisty caffeinated weightlifters.
Lauren Caswell 5 years ago
You must be some kind of deity- that was legendary XD
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Luther von Wolfen 5 years ago
The saying is "I before E, except after C, and when sounding like A, as in neighbor and weigh". It still isn't a perfect rule, but none are.
Kenny Kulbiski 5 years ago
Thanks but I think for me, at least, it's easier to learn the correct spelling than to try and remember that.
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John Louis 5 years ago
The general rule I was taught was i before e except after c or when it sounds like A such as neighbor and weigh.
Siddy Das 5 years ago
no, he just used all the words that break this rule
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Daniel Marsh 5 years ago
It's LARGELY correct, just incomplete: "or else it rhymes with 'ay' as in 'neigbor' or 'sleigh.'"
Elaine Everett-Klimas 5 years ago
I have said this before on here, but here it is again 'I before e except after c WHEN IT RHYMES WITH d' is the full quote. Now try it and you'll find it works every time! So 'receive', receipt', 'ancient' etc. have the three crucial letters but only two of them rhyme with 'd' It is the 'c' in the word that the rule applies to not the i and the e, so 'eight, weird, beige foreigners' is irrelevant. Hope this helps :)
#35
Whatever happens, happens for a reason
Damon Gates 5 years ago
Thing is, the reason has no obligation to be relevant, interesting, or important.
Paul K. Johnson 5 years ago
That's true. Everything does happen for a reason. But that expression implies there is a good reason and that the reason it happened is for the best. Those last two things are often wrong.
Al Christensen 5 years ago
The classic retort: And the reason is that you're stupid and make bad choices.
Katie Lutesinger 5 years ago
One of my oldest friends died in a horrible car accident a few years ago, aged just 28 with his whole life ahead of him. But it happened for a reason! The reason was that some f*****g moron thought it would be good idea to drive drunk, and as a result crashed into my friend's car on the freeway. See? A reason! That makes it aaaalll better...
John Louis 5 years ago
This is not Biblical. The God of the Bible allows suffering and tragedy. His aim is spiritual refinement.
#36
Time heals all wounds. Malarkey.
Uncommon Boston 5 years ago
Nope, wounds can fester and grow. Every time it happens, the scabs are ripped off. It worsens. A priest told me I must forgive, but it doesn't mean I should hang out with them. Phew. "I am sorry" are magic words, not used often enough. It isn't time that heals but acknowledging, accepting --- owning your mistake. Admitting it wasn't the right thing to do. Chronic, never ending medical problems, the death of a loved one are painful experiences. Time doesn't make a difference.
Ty Stratton-Quirk 5 years ago
“It has been said, 'time heals all wounds.' I do not agree. The wounds remain. In time, the mind, protecting its sanity, covers them with scar tissue and the pain lessens. But it is never gone.” -Rose Kennedy
Kitten claws 5 years ago
Uh huh, how about you go sit and watch a clock and stop bothering us with this bullshit
Corey Brown 5 years ago
NOPE. I am still hurting for leaving my favorite ever girlfriend 38 years ago. Will never forgive myself for hurting her
#37
Blood is thicker than water. Wanna know what else is thicker than water? [Bullcrap].
Caitlin Davenport 5 years ago
The full saying is, "the blood of the covenant is thicker than the water of the womb." It is saying that the relationships you choose are stronger than relationships of birth.
Erin Kavik 5 years ago
It isn't. There is no evidence of that saying ever existing prior to 1994, whereas "blood is thicker than water" has evidence dating back to the 12th century. It's meaning from that era is "distance doesn't change where you come from".
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Erin Kavik 5 years ago
"Blood is thicker than water" is a 12th century saying that means "distance doesn't change where you come from". So no matter where you are, yur heritage and origins don't change. I really hate how people screw this saying up so bad.
Damon Gates 5 years ago
From *The Journal of Polymophous Perversity* (yes a real, now defunct, magazine - sort of a psychological/psychiatric *National Lampoon*): "Blood is thicker than water, and much harder to clean up."
#38
"Do what makes you happy" in regards to searching for a career. Because I have come to find that people tend to not be passionate about their jobs. Sure, there are some who enjoy it but it isn't something they're passionate about. I personally believe that any hobby you turn into a necessity kills your love for said hobby, of course it's not true for everyone but it's true for me and apparently a lot of people who have commented about their experiences. In the end, you'll either land a job you are passionate about in which you'll be the lucky few or you'll land a job you won't be passionate about and feel like you failed because you aren't passionate about your job. I would prefer the saying "do what you find tolerable and use the money to pursue what you actually love". Also some passions cannot be turned into careers and some people just don't have passions, my passion for running isn't something I can make a reliable income with. That's something else I recognized as I remember lots of people in my HS did not know what to pursue after HS because they did not have any passions in any fields or in general.
GirlFriday 5 years ago
I have to say that my job makes me very happy. I honestly love what I do and it doesn't feel like work. It fuels my soul and finances my passions.
_ 5 years ago
I had a job for 5 years that I never once woke up and thought "ugh, I have to go to work", I truly loved that job, I know how you feel.
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I am a professional magician (or I was before Covid-19). Yes, it is cool doing something you love but it is still a job that has ups and downs. This nonsense about do something you love and you'll never work a day simply isn't true.
D. Pitbull 5 years ago
The saying should be extended to "Do what makes you happy even if you run it like a business" - ie: you draw... do you only enjoy drawing when you draw what **you** want to draw and when you FEEL like it? Do you NOT enjoy it when you're told what you have to draw and when? Then no... don't make that your job.... BUUUUT... Are you happy just drawing at all? Doesn't matter who or what you're drawing... and you are happy to do it on another person's schedule even? Then... yeah... maybe drawing IS a great thing to do for your career.
Damon Gates 5 years ago
Some things that make people happy would be terrifying if they "went pro".
Aj Grimes (them/they) 5 years ago
So ur saying I can get married to a woman and my parents are mad at me. SOUNDS FUN.
#39
'Never judge a book by its cover' as someone who works in a bookshop - you're damn right I'm gonna judge the quality of a book by its production. As do most customers. I have gotten insights into the world of publishing and the decisions they make based on the quality and success of the product they are pushing. For instance - an author just starting out? The catchy title of the book is going to be the biggest text on the book. The author has brought out 3-4 books that are proving succesful? The text size of their name is going to be equal to the title. Ian Rankin or Kate Atkinson? Their name is going to be the biggest text on that cover because that's what draws customers in. I remember chatting to James Oswald who said 'I knew I had made it when my name got bigger' Our Scottish buyer is very good at sniffing out underdog books. Books that are incredibly well-written, but haven't got the recognition they deserve, and she will discuss with the publisher about changing the cover of the book to reflect this. Suddenly huge boosts in sales. When a customer is looking for an obscure title, and I look it up, I can almost immediately tell if its a low quality independent publication by the way the cover looks. Disclaimer - much like with the underdogs, there are ALWAYS exceptions to rules. And it is definitely not always the case that a low quality looking book is necessarily a bad read. It's just often an indication of a first time or unpublished author, who hasn't had a chance to hone their craft yet.
Katie Lutesinger 5 years ago
I'm an author, and my rule of thumb is when you're choosing publishers to approach, look at the quality of their book covers. A good cover means they care about what they're doing, and will therefore likely put just as much effort into every other aspect of getting your book into good shape and on the shelves. Also, really cheap, ugly-looking covers often mean the publisher has no money.
Arctic Fox Lover 5 years ago
It kinda does. "Where the Red Fern Grows" isn't entirely about a fern, as most people would imply. Almost the whole book is about things completely unrelated to red ferns.
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Damon Gates 5 years ago
Yes, and "The clothes oft' proclaim the man" is equally misleading. While external appearances can provide some information, it's generally not a good idea base one's assessment of that alone.
Damon Gates 5 years ago
So, what was so offensive about this that it was downvoted?
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An apple a day keeps the doctor away
Christian Bradshaw 5 years ago
Idk. I ate an apple every day until I got braces. Not long after that, I got so sick I was out of school for 17 days (I am aware it's correlation, not causation, but it's still funny)
#41
What you don’t know can’t hurt you , while yes it’s technically true it’s also not a positive thing , theoretically if someone’s partner was cheating on them yes they don’t know so they can’t be hurt but it’s still a bad thing
Octavia Hansen 5 years ago
Probably means you can't feel bad about something you don't know, but things can still hurt you . . . like missing a sign saying BRIDGE OUT.
D. Pitbull 5 years ago
Yup, or "Hey... if I don't know how these medications interact... I'll be fine if I mix them, right?" errr... no... no you may very well NOT be fine...
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Thomas Turnbull 5 years ago (edited)
If it’s an electric cable and you do not know it’s live. Not knowing can kill you.
Sky Render 5 years ago
Tell someone to walk through a minefield without telling them it's a minefield and see how well this statement holds up. Hint: NOT WELL.
#42
Opposites attract. They don’t. Birds of a feather flock together, on the other hand, is usually true for relationships.
Octavia Hansen 5 years ago
Opposites are a curiosity. But having more things in common makes for stronger bonds.
Mosheh Wolf 5 years ago
Sorry, but "Birds of a feather flock together" is also wrong. In fact, the poem says the exact opposite of how it's quoted: "Birds of a feather flock together, And so will pigs and swine; Rats and mice will have their choice, And so will I have mine."
Jaded Queen 5 years ago
Rule of thumb is , have just enough opposite to make life interesting and balanced work. But have enough in common to enjoy life in the same direction. It's a matter of balance. If I m good in career and bank management I would want my partner to be good at house work & traveling . But we should both like the same food & movies to get along
Stille20 5 years ago (edited)
I disagree. People in successful relationships often have differences that make them more complete when they are together. Not just romantic relationships. You don't want all your friends to be just like you. That would be boring.
Viviane 5 years ago
Sometimes the differences work because they are complementary. For example, one person brings excitement, the other brings calm.
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Aileen Grist 5 years ago
My husband and I are total opposites - or at least we were - after nearly 30 years I think we're morphing into one another.
Lilac Beauty 5 years ago
Omg, kinda true, I feel like in relationships you have to have at least some similarities.
Kisses4Katie 5 years ago
Our genes are looking for just opposite enough to add variety, just similar enough to add compatibility.
#43
Everything is fair in love, war and game.
Octavia Hansen 5 years ago
Ahh, the ready excuse for bad behavior. Declare them the winner and move to a better game. You can get them later.
Eagle Girl 5 years ago
You know not all sayings were made by people with Character, Good Intentions or Moral Compass. Just thought I'd throw that bit of Perception out there.
Paul K. Johnson 5 years ago
Or, "It's just politics" when excusing themselves for doing something amoral.
Damon Gates 5 years ago
And no one is. To expand on Octavia's post, it's an excuse to throw away any rule, convention, more, moral, or contract. It's an excuse for unchecked brutality.
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“The definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over and expecting a different result” It’s not.
Uncommon Boston 5 years ago
Wanting a relationship with my mother is not realistic. Any gesture of kindness or love opens the door for the torrent of criticism. Do I keep trying? Yes. Does every new rejection hurt less or more? Oh, so much more. Every doctor, including my oncologist, begged me to end all communication with her. How strong is the desire to please a parent? When will I accept I have been been her emotional crutch my entire life? I believe my depression intensifies the problem. Or vice versa. Many aspects in our life follow a similar pattern. We are told not to give up, to be strong, when fact giving up is the best thing to do.
Viviane 5 years ago
Giving up on certain people can improve one's mental health. It's not easy, but grieving can be far healthier than persisting. I told one person who needed to stop annoying his ex, "Right now, it feels like a drug. You're going to have to go cold turkey." Best of luck to you. May you get through the withdrawal with patience and fortitude. Don't beat yourself up if you relapse. It happens and generally comes from hoping the other person changed.
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Amelia Williams 3 years ago
Expecting a different result when doing the same thing over and over again means you're trying to prove a theory, not that you're batshit.
Jaded Queen 5 years ago
This is true though. If u don't get results that u want u need to change tactics
Stimpy 5 years ago
Doing the same thing over and over and expecting a different result is actually somewhat part of the scientific process (making absolutely sure your results were not simply chance)
Stimpy 5 years ago
But then again "insane scientist" IS a popular trope...
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youshouldseemeinacrown 5 years ago
I thought the word was stupidity and not insanity? I might be wrong though
John Louis 5 years ago
I can see this being true in some instances. People can and do develop a pattern of self-defeating behavior.
#45
“Don’t worry about it.” Coworkers say this when other coworkers start stonewalling you, death staring you, and becoming visibly uncomfortable in your presence.
Arctic Fox Lover 5 years ago
You'd better--especially if they're from me. XD
Load More Replies... Octavia Hansen 5 years ago
Maybe it's to make you do something, rather than worry and fret over something. Worry, like prayer, doesn't make a solution.
What do you think ?
Who? Me? 5 years ago
I don't know if it is only me but motivational talks demotivate me tremendously.
Bender Bending Rodríguez 5 years ago (edited)
You aren't alone. I can't listen to that all warm fuzzy bull s**t.
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youshouldseemeinacrown 5 years ago
i really hate it when people say, "just ignore them, they're just doing it to get a rise out of you" a) do you have any idea how difficult it is to ignore them? and b) some people are just crap people
John Louis 5 years ago
How about proverbs that contradict each other: 1. Absence makes the heart grow fonder v. Familiarity breeds contempt. 2. Look before you leap v. He who hesitates is lost. 3. Every cloud has a silver lining v. The light at the end of the tunnel is an oncoming train. 4. Don't change horses in mid-stream v. A new broom sweeps cleaner. 5. Finish what you start v. Don't throw good money after bad. 6. Opposites attract v. Birds of a feather flock together. 7. Clothes make the man v. Don't judge a book by its cover. 8. Great minds think alike v. Fools seldom differ. 9. Haste makes waste v. Time and Tide waits for no man. 10. Don't look a gift horse in the mouth v. Beware of Greeks bearing gifts.
Aragorn II Elessar 5 years ago
1) Yeah, those are saying the same thing. 2) Don’t hesitate unnecessarily, but definitely don’t make an action without considering the consequences. 3) There’s a bright side and a dark side to every situation. 4) I don’t think those have much to do with each other, correct me if I’m wrong. 5) See 4 6) You have a point there. 7) The interior often impacts the exterior, but it’s good to look deeper. 8) Great minds will often analyze the situation and come to the same conclusion, whilst fools will all do the stupidest thing imaginable. 9) Similar to 2, don’t rush it, but don’t waste time. 10) Accept gifts politely, but examine it away from the giver.
Load More Replies... Kevin Hickey 5 years ago
"He's a nice guy once you get to know him." Translation: He's an asshole, but you'll get used to it.
Pacifico Fernandez 5 years ago
"Only God can judge me" - What? Don't you think you should be responsible for your actions now and not when you die? When I see someone with this tattooed, I instantly assume they are stupid.
Aragorn II Elessar 5 years ago
“Only God can judge”- well mate, why aren’t you worried?
Load More Replies... Who? Me? 5 years ago
I don't know if it is only me but motivational talks demotivate me tremendously.
Bender Bending Rodríguez 5 years ago (edited)
You aren't alone. I can't listen to that all warm fuzzy bull s**t.
Load More Replies... youshouldseemeinacrown 5 years ago
i really hate it when people say, "just ignore them, they're just doing it to get a rise out of you" a) do you have any idea how difficult it is to ignore them? and b) some people are just crap people
John Louis 5 years ago
How about proverbs that contradict each other: 1. Absence makes the heart grow fonder v. Familiarity breeds contempt. 2. Look before you leap v. He who hesitates is lost. 3. Every cloud has a silver lining v. The light at the end of the tunnel is an oncoming train. 4. Don't change horses in mid-stream v. A new broom sweeps cleaner. 5. Finish what you start v. Don't throw good money after bad. 6. Opposites attract v. Birds of a feather flock together. 7. Clothes make the man v. Don't judge a book by its cover. 8. Great minds think alike v. Fools seldom differ. 9. Haste makes waste v. Time and Tide waits for no man. 10. Don't look a gift horse in the mouth v. Beware of Greeks bearing gifts.
Aragorn II Elessar 5 years ago
1) Yeah, those are saying the same thing. 2) Don’t hesitate unnecessarily, but definitely don’t make an action without considering the consequences. 3) There’s a bright side and a dark side to every situation. 4) I don’t think those have much to do with each other, correct me if I’m wrong. 5) See 4 6) You have a point there. 7) The interior often impacts the exterior, but it’s good to look deeper. 8) Great minds will often analyze the situation and come to the same conclusion, whilst fools will all do the stupidest thing imaginable. 9) Similar to 2, don’t rush it, but don’t waste time. 10) Accept gifts politely, but examine it away from the giver.
Load More Replies... Kevin Hickey 5 years ago
"He's a nice guy once you get to know him." Translation: He's an asshole, but you'll get used to it.
Pacifico Fernandez 5 years ago
"Only God can judge me" - What? Don't you think you should be responsible for your actions now and not when you die? When I see someone with this tattooed, I instantly assume they are stupid.
Aragorn II Elessar 5 years ago
“Only God can judge”- well mate, why aren’t you worried?
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