Proverb of the Day - January 20th (words, problem) - Other Topics - City-Data Forum

MistyVT · 01-20-2010, 05:51 AM

" You can't keep trouble from coming, but you don't have to give it a chair to sit on."

LaceyEx · 01-20-2010, 05:53 AM

Thinking...............

Alaskan Mutt · 01-20-2010, 05:59 AM

At my place everyone is welcome to come on in and sit a spell. Trouble is one of my most frequent guests.

MistyVT · 01-20-2010, 06:19 AM

Don't do something that you know will cause issues for you in the future or sounds like a bad idea......if you do, then you will have to deal with the aftermath. Or by continuing the same pattern you are inviting the problems to stay.

Cunucu Beach · 01-20-2010, 08:06 AM

In other words, "When the smelly stuff hits the fan, don't wallow in it."

Sudcaro · 01-20-2010, 08:15 AM

I didn't know that one! Very good proverb indeed!

cruxan · 01-20-2010, 06:21 PM

yep" don't stick your head in the crocks mouth!! if you do,>>> you should be ready for the consequences

bjh · 01-20-2010, 08:36 PM

Another version of this is: Don't borrow trouble.

Or as the lyrics to one song go:

Accentuate the positive,
Eliminate the negative,
Latch on to the affirmative,
Don't mess with Mr. In-between....

To illustrate my last remark,
Jonah in the whale
Noah in the ark
What did they do when everything seemed so dark?

You have to accentuate the positive....

Who wrote that?

SATX56 · 01-20-2010, 08:45 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by MistyVT

" You can't keep trouble from coming, but you don't have to give it a chair to sit on."

Uh

When trouble comes calling ..and you know it will...pull the chair out from under it!!

kittykat13 · 01-20-2010, 10:37 PM

When you're thirsty it's too late to think
about digging a well. - Japanese proverb