I apoligize ahead of time for sounding so cliche sometimes, but all the typical old sayings exist because they're true! It seems kind of backwards, but I think it takes real maturity to understand and appreciate the wisdom and value in those simplistic catch-phrase lessons that we hear from the time we're a small child... If life gives you lemons? Make lemon meringue pie! Or lemonade, or flavor your tilapia. Use it to keep other fruit fresh - whatever floats your boat. Just as long as you don't throw it away, because there IS always a silver lining, even if you can't see it right away. You must have faith and trust that things will turn out one way or another as long as you're open to all possibilities and can find fulfillment in more than one narrow path.
Life is so often "Feast or Famine". So the key to being fulfilled is making the most of what you're given... You can be disappointed during the Feast and dwell on what you'll miss out on. You can mope and waste time during the Famine. But EMBRACING the glass-half-full mindset = maturity. I'll take a Win/Lose over a lose/lose any day! Relish the WINS you get, and search for the opportunities in the Losses that life inevitably dumps on you.
I'll always have my grammie and my mom to thank for those wise old sayings. Some people may find them cliche or annoying, but I enjoy that they're a part of me and I find them interesting and humorous.
A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush.
It's easier to catch flies with honey than with vinegar.
In every grey cloud, there's a sliver lining.
When life hands you lemons, make lemonade.
A chain is no stronger than its weakest link.
A fool and his money are quickly parted.
Never judge a book by its cover.
Walk a mile in his mocassins.
Easier said than done. Practice what you preach (or A good example is the best sermon).
The pen is mightier than the sword.
A house divided cannot stand. (Abe Lincoln said, quoting the bible).
Misery loves company.
Birds of a feather flock together.
A man who never made a mistake never made anything.
A man who seeks revenge digs two graves.
A penny saved is a penny earned. (Scottish)
A picture is worth a thousand words. (So true for advertising!)
I guess this one sort of sums up my opinion on the worth of wise old sayings:
A proverb is one man's wit and all men's wisdom. - Lord John Russell (1792-1878)
