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What's a quote that has stuck with you for your whole life? (lemmy.fmhy.ml)

submitted 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) by zinklog@lemmy.fmhy.ml to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

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I always loved browsing such posts on reddit, so thought I should make one on lemmy too

Edit: Usually these kind of posts only used to have excerpts from books or ancient proverbs, but now I am seeing a lot more quotes from shows/movies/games are also resonating with people. It's pretty cool to see.

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[–] Helix@feddit.de 2 points 2 years ago

If you get down, you can always get up again.

[–] arc@lemm.ee 2 points 2 years ago

A joke calender in the 80s told me that "Ich habe mein stammwappen verloren" means "I have lost my totem pole"

[–] FunnyUsername@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

"slowly sliding"

I don't know why, but I notice this phrase often. I know it's kind of arbitrary enough to be a coincidence to run into a lot, but for some reason it just got stuck in my head when I was young and it almost seems like it's haunting me.

I feel like I'm going to hear these words before I die.

Lol. Probably not. But that's what it feels like!

[–] Wayren@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago

"God thinks he's all that and a bag of chips." -David Bowie

[–] screwtape@crystals.rest 2 points 2 years ago

A flower unplucked is but left to the falling, And nothing is gained by not gathering roses.

[–] Planescape@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago

“Nothing changes if I don’t change”.

[–] kowcop@aussie.zone 2 points 2 years ago

As one door closes, another opens on the shit-chute to hell

[–] m3t00@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago

do unto others as you would have them do unto you

[–] meellow@lemmy.rollenspiel.monster 2 points 2 years ago (1 children)

A german saying: "Besser Vorsicht als Nachsicht." It means that you should better be cautious or prepared beforehand than having to clean your mess up after it went wrong. Good preparations help you a lot in life.

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[–] sgtnasty@lemmy.ml 2 points 2 years ago

Be careful what you wish for, you just might get it.

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