Great sayings....Name yours....

[krisb]

'In life you never hold all the cards son'

My Grandfather last week said this.

Feel free to tell us yours...

[bannork]

The dog is barking at the aeroplane- somebody wants something beyond their reach I usually bark at the sky when my missus announces plans to buy some expensive item.

[AnotherOneAmerican]

wuwa gair chop gin yar on = Old buffalo likes to eat fresh grass.

Thai saying about older man and younger woman.

[Costas2008]

'In life you never hold all the cards son'

Yep, noticed that, whenever I'm playing cards...........always a card I want is missing.

[WitawatWatawit]

Don Chipp, who you should remember Kris, came out with a great saying when his new party won its first seat in the senate in Australia in 1978. When asked about how he felt holding the balance of power, Chipp famously said: "We'll keep the bas tards honest." I've held that saying to my heart ever since.

[PREM-R]

"Beware of Greeks bearing gifts" 5 5 5

[Costas2008]

The other one, I kept hearing is "Beware of the Greeks bearing gifts"

So, I stopped giving presents in my life to shut them up

Seeeeeeee........I told you.........didn't even have the time to complete my post..........had to edit this.

Edited October 16, 2014 by Costas2008

[richard_smith237]

One I read on ThaiVisa.com.... One posters signature...

"Never look another man in the eye while eating a banana!"

And another I read somewhere in relation to ladyboys.

"If you don't look down its not gay!"

[arunsakda]

"A man who tells the truth is driven from 9 villages"

Turkish Proverb-likely apocryphal.

[i claudius]

My dad had. A few sayings "never put your head above the parapet" and "don't leave footprints" or in other words keep a low profile , it stood me in good stead throught my life

And never say"if only"

Edited October 16, 2014 by i claudius

[krisb]

One I read on ThaiVisa.com.... One posters signature...

"Never look another man in the eye while eating a banana!"

And another I read somewhere in relation to ladyboys.

"If you don't look down its not gay!"

The first made me

The second made me

[noahvail]

We are all atheists about most of the gods that humanity has ever believed in. Some of us just go one god further. -various

You can avoid reality, but you cannot avoid the consequences of avoiding reality. -Ayn Rand

Where there is evidence, no one speaks of faith. We do not speak of faith that two and two are four, or that the Earth is round. We only speak of faith when we wish to substitute emotion for evidence. -Bertrand Russell

I've had a perfectly wonderful evening, but this wasn't it. -Groucho Marx

[Jingthing]

My favorite of course, from my dear old Dad, a guiding principle all my life:

Enjoy each miserable day!

[Crazy chef 1]

what can you expect from a pig except grunting...

[snottgoblin]

Who let the dogs out

My mate walking into a bar in Soi Cowboy

[Brit_Doggie]

The thai way or the highway tm me.

[BoonToong]

A man who wanders is not necessarily lost

Boring, I know, but it keeps my kids off my case

Edited October 16, 2014 by BoonToong

[Exsexyman]

Frank Zappa was responsible for some great ones.

'If you want to get laid go to college. If you want an education, go to the library'.

'There's a big difference between kneeling down and bending over'

'My best advice to anyone who wants to raise a happy, mentally healthy child is: Keep him or her as far away from a church as you can'.

[pgrahmm]

"Success: To laugh often and much, to win the respect of intelligent people and the

affection of children, to earn the appreciation of honest critics and endure the betrayal of

false friends, to appreciate beauty, to find the best in others, to leave the world a bit

better, whether by a healthy child, a garden patch, or a redeemed social condition; to

know even one life has breathed easier because you have lived. This is to have

succeeded!" —Ralph Waldo Emerson on Success

"Beware when the great God lets loose a thinker on this planet." —Ralph Waldo

Emerson on Thoughts

"Happiness is a perfume which you cannot pour on someone without getting some on

yourself." —Ralph Waldo Emerson on Happiness

Sorry for the copy and paste - I never did find the one I was looking for.....At one time I had his complete works (still have) and thought I understood/grasped them pretty well - they say that no man is completely educated until he understands the works of RWE....sadly, it's been years since I last re-read his genius....

After reading some of these quotes and remembering the illuminating essays and observations - I need to revisit my friend RWE.....

Thanks for starting this thread.....

Edited October 16, 2014 by pgrahmm

[StreetCowboy]

Life is like a cucumber; just when you think you've got it in your hand, it's up your arse.

i was told that is only two words in Turkish, but I am sceptical on that latter point.

It's not really an expression I've ever found relevant or helpful, either

SC

[Traxster]

'aint but two things in the whole wide world worth a solitary dime

that's old dogs and children and watermelon wine'

( Tom T Hall )

[thai20144]

^{"You don't bring an apple to an orchard"}

^{(In relation to Expats bringing western wives to Thailand)}

[MAJIC]

Youth is wasted on the young:....George Bernard Shaw1

[benalibina]

Honesty is a very expensive gift, don't expect it from cheap people.

[thai20144]

Honesty is a very expensive gift, don't expect it from cheap people.

Watch Out For Canarysun

[tifino]

"Life is a poop, and then you die"

"There's no such thing as Gravity - the Earth sucks"

Edited October 16, 2014 by tifino

[tifino]

"deny everything"

[bannork]

'An ambulance can only go so fast' -Neil Young,I've always liked this phrase, to me it means there is only so much other people and/or society can do for you, some things depend on luck, some things are up to us as individuals,

[i claudius]

Youth is wasted on the young:....George Bernard Shaw1

Sorry Majic

but the quote was actually made by Oscar Wilde not by Shaw.

[chrisinth]

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what can you expect from a pig except grunting...

Put lipstick on a pig you end up with a pig wearing lipstick.

(just to keep with the pig theme.................... )