12 More Sayings That Should Exist
Might mess around and add these to my lexicon.
Stock up on mayo before the storm comes.
Sometimes the things you miss the most when you’re in the thick of a challenging time are items you could easily acquire or tasks you could accomplish ahead of a suboptimal situation. Preparation is key, and if you get out ahead of something you’ll be able to get what you need, and some of what you want.
If you drink red wine every night eventually you’re gonna ruin a shirt.
When you’re doing something frequently, it’s almost inevitable that at some point you’re going to have to experience and/or deal with the negatives that come with it.
You’ve got to keep playing even when you hit a wrong chord.
If you stop when you make a mistake or you fail at something it brings more attention to it. Instead, keep on going. Make your way past it. You might be surprised how seldom people even notice your snafu, or are willing to forgive or look past it because you got things back on the rails.
You’re blowing a down payment on a single day.
Weddings are excellent celebrations and make for lifelong memories, but buying your first house might be the more prudent move. Before you make a huge decision, take a moment to contemplate and calculate the implications and whether or not it’s truly worth it in the long run. Especially if it’s something ephemeral that’ll only last a short time, as opposed to an investment that will set you up for a bunch of happiness and fulfillment in the future.
You’re first-messaging this situation like you’re pursuing a 10.
It’s really not necessary to be an over-the-top try-hard when it comes to some things — to care too much about something that’s inherently not worth the effort. So often giving it your all is not really your best or most advisable bet.
Give some credit to the one who gave birth on the birthday.
Everyone celebrates the day you were born, but the person who put in the real work on that monumental occasion was inarguably your mother. All you did was cry and drink some milk, probably. Sometimes the star of the show, the one who gets the bulk of attention, is not the person from the crew, behind the scenes, who is contributing some of the most important elements.
You’ve gotta condone some nefarious stuff if you’re gonna eat foie gras.
If you’re enjoying the result of something that is the result of some morally or ethically suspect or downright reprehensible practices, you can’t really complain about how it comes to be. Like, I order from Amazon constantly, and it’s not lost on me that this is really not the greatest thing for society. (However, I am just one man so know my impact is minuscule and negligible. Plus, Amazon is where I’ve sold most of my books. I have very few scruples.)
If you wanna jump to shoot a free throw, more power to ya.
There’s nothing’ wrong with doing things in a nontraditional way if it works best for you.
That’s like finding an astronaut on Farmer’s Only.
Sometimes you find something amazing in a place or way you never expected, or when you were trying to do something else. It’s like contraindications for medicine that are accidentally discovered but for life. (Viagra was originally indicated for blood pressure and then they found out about the boner thing.)
The least you can do is give the pig a cut of the truffle profits.
Everyone involved in something deserves some recognition and compensation.
Don’t take your edible before you go to the grocery store.
The order in which you do things can make or break the way it turns out. Honestly, though, getting ripped and going to the grocery store is one hell of a journey. Just don’t expect to fully stick with your list of essentials.
If you can’t beat ’em, go ahead and do something else.
Sometimes the best way to win is to quit.
