I kept quiet on one of the recent threads but what I wanted to say was:

If you want to be happy, find a man who can control himself and one who respects you.

Got some common sense, good advice?

It isn't always good to tell the truth!

The soldier: 'I taught my son that if he did what he was designed to do he would always have enough money."

Don't ask questions you don't want to hear the answer to. 'Cause you might!

Directness simplifies everything, even if it's uncomfortable at the time.

Don't say "yes" if you resent it.

You can't control other people, so control yourself. It's both more efficient and less annoying.

Always do your best. Then let go of the outcome.

"If you find a cigarette on the bus, don't smoke it. Its drugs."

                                     -My great grandmother

Don't talk about plans over the phone during a mercury retrograde.

The soldier: 'I taught my son that if he did what he was designed to do he would always have enough money."

I agree 100% on this! My father and mother told me something similiar also.

Don't save anything for the swim back. - Gathaca

Simply put - give it your best, your all. Now.

notatirem:  BWAHAHAhahahaha!  Advice doesn't come much clearer than that.

From my dad, "Don't worry.  If you can fix it, fix it and quit worrying about it.  If you can't fix it, worrying ain't gonna fix it, either."

"If you don't have anything nice to say about someone don't say anything at all." ~ my mamaw

"Even if you are ironing a dishcloth, do it right." ~ my mamaw

"If you can appreciate what, and who you have, you will always be content."~ Me!

" A steel tongue is a wise head" -My Mom, passed down from her  Mom

"You catch more bees with honey, than with vinegar"-who doesn't know that one !

"You can't shine shit." My mom.

Any variation of "Don't take yourself so seriously" 

Yesterday's history, Tomorrow's a mystery, but Today is a gift, and that's why it's called the Present

My dad and mom never really imparted me with platitudes, and while my mother has common sense, she was often thwarted by my dad, who doesn't have any at all.

Most of what I have learned, I have learned of my own experience. The most important thing I learned was to always pay attention to what people do, and what they say. Discrepancies should not be ignored.

Its fun to procrastinate when you have to do something but its no fun just having nothing to do.  Dad, he's so silly.

my dad: if you pull a gun, aim to shoot it, and if you shoot, aim to kill.

or, another way: follow through.  be serious.  don't make idle threats.  when it hits the fan, don't back down.

"No one will ever love something the way you love it."

 My mom told me that after we'd read the same book and both loved it, but for different reasons. I've found it an apt, pertinent piece of common sense that checks me every time I try to judge some one on how they love something.

"Nothing lasts forever"--my Dad

Honor the possibilities you see in another, bless their highest potential.

Yet base your interaction with another, on whom they are today, not whom they may become. 

A couple more:

"You can't fix crazy." - My husband.

"If you've got a problem, sit down and talk about it." - My parents

"Bridges ice up first. Be careful!" My parents, every single time I drove in the winter.

"Watch out for those roadside rest stops. There might be a serial killer there." - My mom.

Always call when you get there.  - every single female elder in my family

Carry a pen in your purse.  It is the greatest antidote to boredom.

Carry a book and paper if you have one.

One of the most important things to take to Europe is an adapter.

 I am a hoopy frood.

My Gemini friend says boredom is a lack of imagination in finding interesting things in every situation.

If you are embarrassed to go to the bathroom with people around rushing you, don't go to Starbucks, explore locations around the city where you can be comfortable while it's still day.  I suggest libraries, theaters, etc. 

Explore safe 24 hour establishments during the day just in case you don't make the train and have nowhere to go.  Not Starbucks or Dunkin Donuts.    

Dina: Who knows where her towel's at!! ha

"learn from other people's mistakes" 

"If you can't pay with cash, don't buy it!"

**"Debit" cards count as cash..as long as you're not overdraft, lol.

Cappy moon in 2nd house.

"Make your intellect the master of your emotions and not the other way around."

      -Dad, trying to help me out with pluto/mercury/moon.

Dina, that's funny, my mom is a Gemini and she always says "Only stupid people get bored."

"never explain, never complain" - advice from my dad, an unusually close-lipped gemini.

 "never kick a man in the balls" - advice from my mom, after I kicked my brother and stood above him in puzzlement as he writhed on the floor in pain.

"Never assume you know 100% everything about anyone."

-My Aquarius father-

"Always look after yourself first!"

-My Leo mother-

"Never eat too many fried foods or carbs, it'll show when your pants don't fit anymore."

-My Scorpio brother, who has Mars in Virgo-

From my dad, the Taurus

If you cain't make an honest dollar, make an honest fifty cent.

Which I always took to mean:  do the best YOU can do with integrity.

A lot of the time it is just better to say NOTHING.

"You have more power than you realize."

"Going with the flow is fine, but taking action is often better."

There are many different kinds of death.

Never sacrifice your dreams for the sake of practicality and harmony.

Hard to live up to (most people don't), but when you do... it's awesome.

Its ok to sell out to the establishment, as long as your plan is to change it from within.

Don't hash out personal misunderstandings via email - EVER. I learned that in the year 2001, I think it was.

You can't beat the system, but you can become the leader of it and change it. But the system will always be there.

- My Aquarius father-

"Love many, trust few, and always paddle your own canoe." -someone smart

“The only real elegance is in the mind; if you’ve got that, the rest really comes from it.”

Vogue editor Diana Vreeland, from a blog I read today.