What is the best piece of everyday advise? Pick one only.

[spunko 20,781]

This section is dead so I'll try to revive it!

Question: What single piece of everyday advice is the best overall?

 

You can submit one of your own if you want,  and you can vote one up and vote one down only. Let's see which one has the highest number of overall up votes. 

It can be anything - as long as it's general/everyday not something super specific or arcane... 

 

[Wight Flight 23,936]

No one likes a pedant. Now that is good advice @spunko

Or as you would say, advise.

[spunko 20,781]

Here's mine to get started..  

 The Lottery is a con and you'll never win. Even if you do you'll only be half as happy as you think. Don't play it and save the cash. 

[hapax legomenon 2,975]

Measure twice, cut once. 

[Chewing Grass 15,270]

Treat others how you would like to be treated yourself.

[Bus Stop Boxer 9,788]

James O Brien is a twat.

[One percent 46,107]

Work like you don't need the money. Love like you've never been hurt. Dance like nobody's watching.
 

[Wight Flight 23,936]

You cannot control circumstances in life. You can control how you react to those circumstances.

[JoeDavola 18,557]

Money doesn't buy happiness, but it does buy a much better class of misery.

[ashestoashes 7,177]

the graveyard is full of angry people, keep things in perspective

[blobloblob 1,640]

Stop reading HPC

[Gloommonger 1,426]

Check testicles, spectacles, wallet and watch before leaving home.

[Band 2,410]

Dont trust anyone.

[MrPin 13,968]

Be gentleman, or if female, a lady! The rest of the people are arseholes.

[Battenberg 3,210]

It’s better to travel than to arrive.

[sleepwello'nights 7,566]

its better to be rich and happy than poor and miseable

[bobo 101]

If violence doesn't solve your problem, you're not using enough of it.

[Malthus 3,500]

Man plans and god laughs 

 

[Carl Fimble 8,723]

Shit happens, it's all about how you deal with it that matters.

[Libspero 10,282]

Never ascribe to malice,  that which can be explained by incompetence.

[Bod 387]

On 01/10/2018 at 11:53, Gloommonger said:

Check testicles, spectacles, wallet and watch before leaving home.

I would hope you always have your testicles (if you were identified as a male at birth, and haven't yet transitioned) when leaving home.

T.S.W.W. is a mnemonic for when  a Catholic crosses himself. When you leave home, it is PMT that you check: Passport, money, tickets.

Edited October 14, 2018 by Bod
corrected mental frailty thanks to Mr Fimble, below.

[Carl Fimble 8,723]

28 minutes ago, Bod said:

I would hope you always have your testicles (if you were identified as a male at birth, and haven't yet transitioned) when leaving home.

T.S.W.W. is a mnemonic for when  a Catholic crosses himself. When you leave home, it is PMS that you check: Passport, money, tickets.

Not PMT?

On ‎11‎/‎10‎/‎2018 at 17:10, Libspero said:

Never ascribe to malice,  that which can be explained by incompetence.

One which sometimes applies is the opposite "Never ascribe to incompetence, that which can be explained by malice."

[Dipsy 3,223]

Always know where your towel is.

[One percent 46,107]

Just now, Dipsy said:

Always know where your towel is.

More importantly, where it’s been. 

[Gloommonger 1,426]

23 hours ago, Bod said:

I would hope you always have your testicles (if you were identified as a male at birth, and haven't yet transitioned) when leaving home.

T.S.W.W. is a mnemonic for when  a Catholic crosses himself. When you leave home, it is PMT that you check: Passport, money, tickets.

Never knew that. My grandfather would say it and always assumed it meant check your flies are up and you're hanging loose.

[The Generation Game 6,143]

On 15/10/2018 at 18:57, Gloommonger said:

Never knew that. My grandfather would say it and always assumed it meant check your flies are up and you're hanging loose.

 

Be grateful for what you do have rather than lamenting what you do not.