FabSwingers.com forum: Life Mottos

By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

Hey peeps x

What’s your life mottos, mantras or rule of thumb you live by?

Here’s a few of mine

It’s nice to be nice!

Act or Accept!

You are not your mistakes!

All walls have doors!

If you can do someone a good turn do it, if they shit on you shit on hem back from a greater height!

Only boring people get bored!

Be the one that lights a fire!

Your actions should always agree with each other!

Once you can do my dying for me, then you can tell me how I should be doing my living!

Should make for an interesting thread, expecting some profoundly deep ones to the erratic, dark and downright facetious haha

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Just don't be a dick

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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

"Just don't be a dick"

Belter

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By *mumaWoman
over a year ago

Livingston

I own my illness, it does not own me

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By *he Regina PhalangeWoman
over a year ago

Lanarkshire

Most used by me.... it is what it is!

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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

"I own my illness, it does not own me "

That’s deep xx

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By *mumaWoman
over a year ago

Livingston

"I own my illness, it does not own me

That’s deep xx"

Deep and true....

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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

"Most used by me.... it is what it is!"

Here that one most days, good one similar to que sera sera though I avoid that one or I get the song stuck in my head lol x

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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

"Most used by me.... it is what it is!

Here that one most days, good one similar to que sera sera though I avoid that one or I get the song stuck in my head lol x"

Hear*

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By *awty_MissDynomiteNo1Woman
over a year ago

No idea, I'm lost. Damn Sat nav!

Beautiful things happen when you distance yourself from drama

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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

"I own my illness, it does not own me

That’s deep xx

Deep and true....

I feel you sister from another mister x

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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

"Beautiful things happen when you distance yourself from drama

Never heard that one, quirky cute and cynical all rolled into one, nice x

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

You're a Muppet

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Treat others in the way you wish to be treated

Always embrace today as tomorrow is never promised

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By *awty MaxWoman
over a year ago

Edinburgh

My two main ones are:

'What does not kill you makes you stronger'

'Don't get set into one form, adapt it, build your own, and let it grow, be like water. Be formless, shapeless — like water.

You put water in a cup, it becomes the cup; You put water into a bottle it becomes the bottle; You put it in a teapot it becomes the teapot.

Water can flow or it can crash.

Be water, my friend.'

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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

"You're a Muppet "

Now this is a clever one, makes the reader think it’s directed at them but I personally believe you use this often, on the flip side of the coin however if it was aimed I’d retaliate with another motto as follows

Only the opinions of people that matter to me matter!

Hahaha

Nice one, I’d be quite happy to be a muppet, I’d be Animal

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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

"Treat others in the way you wish to be treated

Always embrace today as tomorrow is never promised "

The second one I love x

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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

"My two main ones are:

'What does not kill you makes you stronger'

'Don't get set into one form, adapt it, build your own, and let it grow, be like water. Be formless, shapeless — like water.

You put water in a cup, it becomes the cup; You put water into a bottle it becomes the bottle; You put it in a teapot it becomes the teapot.

Water can flow or it can crash.

Be water, my friend.'"

Wise words, the water one reminds me of master Bruce Lee xx

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By *awty MaxWoman
over a year ago

Edinburgh

"My two main ones are:

'What does not kill you makes you stronger'

'Don't get set into one form, adapt it, build your own, and let it grow, be like water. Be formless, shapeless — like water.

You put water in a cup, it becomes the cup; You put water into a bottle it becomes the bottle; You put it in a teapot it becomes the teapot.

Water can flow or it can crash.

Be water, my friend.'

Wise words, the water one reminds me of master Bruce Lee xx"

Because it is one of his many wise and interesting perceptions of life

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Spare nought...

It was my dads clan motto, he was into all that. Basically, to me, means live life and enjoy it now, don't wait for the rainy day. Use your beautiful things now, start your bucket list now. Find your happiness now. Both my parents passed relatively young so it is a good reminder.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Just don't be a dick"
that's mine too

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

What will be will be.

And

What’s for you won’t go by you.

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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

"My two main ones are:

'What does not kill you makes you stronger'

'Don't get set into one form, adapt it, build your own, and let it grow, be like water. Be formless, shapeless — like water.

You put water in a cup, it becomes the cup; You put water into a bottle it becomes the bottle; You put it in a teapot it becomes the teapot.

Water can flow or it can crash.

Be water, my friend.'

Wise words, the water one reminds me of master Bruce Lee xx

Because it is one of his many wise and interesting perceptions of life

Very true, loved him not just as a martial artist but his philosophies

Got one book of his the philosophical art of self defence a good read indeed x

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By *UNKIEMan
over a year ago

south east

What's for you won't go by you

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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

"Spare nought...

Very deep and love the clan connection x

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Life's too short to be a miserable bastard.

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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

"What will be will be.

And

What’s for you won’t go by you.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"What's for you won't go by you

My wee granny said this to me in every possible situation from primary school up to when we were buying our first house. With hindsight the auld dear probably just got sick of all my feckin questions and wanted me to shut it

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I like this one.

The same boiling water that softens the potato hardens the egg.

It's about what you're made of, not the circumstances.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Man plans God laughs

It's better to die standing than live life on your knees

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"You're a Muppet

Only the opinions of people that matter to me matter!

Hahaha

Nice one, I’d be quite happy to be a muppet, I’d be Animal

Very well done, gold star for you today,

you seen it and took it exactly how it was directed, I do stuff like that all the time, funnily enough not many take it with the humour intended and go off on one

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Carpe diem

Seize the day

There are others too but this one springs to mind mostly

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By *eeler4uCouple
over a year ago

Stirlingshire

You die if you worry and you die if you don,t so why worry

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By *eep.Man
over a year ago

Just a background character

It's better to say nothing and be thought a fool, than open your mouth and remove all doubt.

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By *azzle DazzleCouple
over a year ago

strathaven

Whats for you wont go by you

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By *UNKIEMan
over a year ago

south east

If you don't have something nice to say then shut the fuck up

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Being angry with someone when they're not there just ruins your day, not theirs!!

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Never argue with an idiot, they will drag you down to their level and beat you with experience.

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By *he Regina PhalangeWoman
over a year ago

Lanarkshire

"I like this one.

The same boiling water that softens the potato hardens the egg.

It's about what you're made of, not the circumstances."

Oh I like this, never heard it before.xx

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By *earded blossomCouple
over a year ago

Glasgow

The early bird catches the worm but it's the second mouse that gets the cheese

John

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"No shit given, no shit taken"

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

If you don't like yourself, don't be surprised when no other fucker likes you

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By *UCKY 69Man
over a year ago

norwich

Living- best game I can play

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"If you don't like yourself, don't be surprised when no other fucker likes you"

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By *imbobaMan
over a year ago

Glasgow

"Spare nought...

Like this. Also the economy of words reflects another interpretation of the motto.

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By *imbobaMan
over a year ago

Glasgow

"If you don't have something nice to say then shut the fuck up

Lol. Used this a lot with my ex. Very quiet relationship towards the end.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"If you don't like yourself, don't be surprised when no other fucker likes you"

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Mine would be fat bottomed girls make the world go round

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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

"I like this one.

The same boiling water that softens the potato hardens the egg.

It's about what you're made of, not the circumstances."

New one for me, great saying x

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

What for you will not go by you

You can't bullshit a bullshitter

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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

"Man plans God laughs

It's better to die standing than live life on your knees "

love it

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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

"Carpe diem

Seize the day

There are others too but this one springs to mind mostly"

Classic x

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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

"You die if you worry and you die if you don,t so why worry"

Not heard this one in ages, also like

Live in hope, Die in despair!

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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

"If you don't have something nice to say then shut the fuck up

Savage as alway Bunkie bro

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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

"Whats for you wont go by you"

Except on Fab age restrictions apply haha

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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

"Being angry with someone when they're not there just ruins your day, not theirs!!"

Vividly true especially when you see people angry at the dead and carry bitterness through their lives, not heard this one

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Possibly the two sayings that come up the most for me are

It’s nice to be nice

And

Control the controllables

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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

"Never argue with an idiot, they will drag you down to their level and beat you with experience."

I have applied this one on many occasions to people that will always have the last word, and try to instigate a response out you lol x

Great wee saying

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

“He who stirs the shite should lick the spoon”

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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

""No shit given, no shit taken""

Like the flexibility of that one

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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

"If you don't like yourself, don't be surprised when no other fucker likes you"

Use this all the time with self doubters

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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

"“He who stirs the shite should lick the spoon”"

Hahahahahahahaha

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Spare nought...

Sola virtus nobilitat, which means virtue alone makes you noble!

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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

Few more then I’ll leave the comments for anyone else to add!

Never rub another mans Rhubarb!

All that glitters is not gold!

One mans rubbish is another mans treasure!

Always tell the truth no matter how difficult, that way nobody can ever accuse you of lying!

If you live your life obligated to others you are a slave!

Yer a long time deid

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By *tsallthesame77Woman
over a year ago

edinburgh

When life give you lemons, make lemonade

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By *r huskyMan
over a year ago

cockenzie

One from the royal engineers honi soit quid mal y pense

Basically evil be to he who thinks it

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By *r huskyMan
over a year ago

cockenzie

Qui not quid dam predictive text

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Whats for you wont go by you

Except on Fab age restrictions apply haha

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Non illigetimii carborundum.....dont let the bastards grind you down

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By *ink-KameraMan
over a year ago

Livingston

Even the longest journey starts with one small step.

Live every day like its your last, one day you will be right.

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By *amperguyMan
over a year ago

Edinburgh

Growing old is compulsory but growing up is optional.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"One from the royal engineers honi soit quid mal y pense

Basically evil be to he who thinks it"

That's the Order of The Garter motto.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

You can't polish a turd.

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By *e DevilMan
over a year ago

Blantyre

"It's better to say nothing and be thought a fool, than open your mouth and remove all doubt."

In certain circumstances this is true but in my line of work not opening your mouth can result in serious injury or death hence my saying and I genuinely use it on a regular basis during briefings.

A person who asks a question is stupid for a minute .

A person who does not ask that question is stupid for life.

Moral , if unsure of something, ASK

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Life sucks, and then you die.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Practice makes.......perfect

I kinda like practising

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By *luebell888Woman
over a year ago

Glasgowish

Get busy living; or get busy dying.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Don't wait for the storm to pass, learn to dance.

And the one I use on an almost daily basis, FISH (fuck it, shit happens). Don't know if it's real or if I just made it up, but it works for me

L x

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"When life give you lemons, make lemonade "

.. or have a gin and tonic.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Veni vidi vici

I have this tattooed on me and I feel it suits my personality perfectly tho others may disappoint

I came I saw I conquered

Musicmaid x

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By *tsallthesame77Woman
over a year ago

edinburgh

"When life give you lemons, make lemonade

.. or have a gin and tonic.

That too

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By *anky-pankyMan
over a year ago

Cumbernauld

"Just don't be a dick

Belter

What if your name is Richard ??????

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By *amperguyMan
over a year ago

Edinburgh

"Veni vidi vici

I have this tattooed on me and I feel it suits my personality perfectly tho others may disappoint

I came I saw I conquered

My mates bike number plate read

VIDI VICI VENI

Musicmaid x"

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By *redwilma666Couple
over a year ago

Kilbirnie

Nil Illigitimus Carborundrum

D.I.L.L.I.G.A.F

S.N.A.F.U

F.U.B.A.R

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Obssessed is a word the lazy use to describe the dedicated....

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Obssessed is a word the lazy use to describe the dedicated...."

That's what my last stalker said.

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