Moto’s to live by

[Tiko433]

And also this one:

“Slow is smooth and smooth is fast”

I head that on the range every day for years

 

[Tiko433]

“ I know enough to be dangerous “
On my signature line too

 

[Speedrdr]

The instructors for the Air Force JROTC had a saying that my son brought home and used against me (I believed in being fashionably late) that was similar to what @dmoses42 said.
“To be on time is to be late. To be early is to be on time.”
I still can hear those words.

Randy

 

[67sport]

Never underestimate the power of stupid people in large groups.
And
Notice how stupid the average person is, and realize that half the world is worse.

 

[ared77]

"To finish first you first have to finish"

 

[Bajabrewer]

"Lack of planning on your part doesn't equal and emergency for me"

We tell our managers this on a weekly if not daily basis!
Working the feed room in a very busy newsroom I tell the new hires when they call my room it's 1 crisis at a time & if they don't have a crisis they don't get my time.

 

[76YETI]

"Common sense is a flower that doesn't grow in everyone's garden" & "Cool ain't Cheap"

 

[dougyounger]

How about "Great Minds Think Alike....Unfortunately, so do Stupid ones"!

 

[ssray]

Just a humorous one, not really a life lesson.

When looking for something you find it in the last place you look, so look there first.

 

[Yeller]

Here’s a newer one for me

 

[fatboy]

Do what’s right even when no one is looking.

 

[Beau Nugget]

I don’t know if this qualifies as a motto, but it usually holds true:

There’s ”Fast”
Theres ”Good”
And there’s “Cheap”
You can choose two

 

[svobronco]

A common phrase from work....."no good deed ever goes unpunished"

 

[FordBronc]

"Is what it is...and it is all good."

 

[nvrstuk]

My wife bought me a T shirt decades ago- still have it.

 

[LHardin]

I have a couple:

"When you're up to your neck in alligators, watch out for the mosquitos". That's about the same as "Keep your eye on the ball".

The one I use the most when talking about ordering beef, ice cream or cake, " If you're going to die, die happy".

 

[LHardin]

"Is what it is...and it is all good."

It is what it is, is so true.

 

[lilthom]

From the song, If you don't stand for something you'll stand for anything.

 

[nvrstuk]

Because this saying we've all heard so many times is total BS.
"Practice makes perfect".

A good friend who was a shop teacher told me this when I was mentoring under him...

"Practice makes better".

So much more realistic for 99% of us.

 

[LUBr LuvR]

Had a two signs that said:

Beware of the dog, and the cat is not trustworthy either.

Time spent with animals is added to your life.