Dads wisdom...

[mfoster]

God gave you two ears and one mouth for a reason,Liston twice as much as you talk.
A man is no better than his word
Nobody owes you a dam thing,if you gonna have something you got to work for it.
He passed in 1994 cancer miss him everyday

 

[lostchild]

Not my dad, but my mom, “know your job, and do it well, you’ll never have to kiss anyone’s ass”.
She was a lifetime civil service employee who lived by that motto.
I took it to heart and it served me well during my working career.

 

[diacnik]

If you are going to be dumb, you better be tough

 

[BillsCamino]

And he said, "Son, this world is rough
And if a man's gonna make it, he's gotta be tough
And I knew I wouldn't be there to help you along
So I give you that name, and I said goodbye
And I knew you'd have to get tough or die
It's that name that helped to make you strong"

He said, "Now you just fought one heck of a fight
And I know you hate me, and you got the right to kill me now
And I wouldn't blame you if you do
But you ought to thank me, before I die
For the gravel in ya gut and the spit in ya eye
'Cause I'm the f_ that named you Sue"

 

[MacTavish]

My DAD was a great and wise man. I am blessed to have been nurtured by him.

 

[William A. Ellis]

Mine said "its as easy to love a rich woman as it is to love a poor one" and "Lovin don't last, cooking do". He also said "Son, you ain't got the sense God gave to a pissant", usually right before he slapped me upside the head. He was about 6'3", 250 lbs, and none of it fat. I saw him in his 50's take a new horseshoe in his hands and straighten it out. Ex bare knuks boxer, could move his huge hands faster than you could see them, you first indication of a problem was when the wall stopped you, a slap from him would pick you up off your feet. He died at 95, I always said "the good Lord didn't want him, and the Devil couldn't take the competition." Not entirely in jest.

 

[Airpusher]

My Dad , his brother and a brother-in-law were bricklayers. There is a tremendous amount of bending over for bricks and mortar involved in the trade as well as staying bent over for days to bring a wall up to a comfortable height. He always told me that you only have so many bends in your back, don't waste 'em. I laid brick for 35 years, tried to remember this every day. He was right. They are gone now, but the memory is strong.

 

[Targetmaster]

"If the boy wants a Beer, give him a damn Beer, he's 4 years old now, he can handle it!" Fred Pilcher 1914-1954 (afterwards, my Mother hit my Dad in the back of the head..)

 

[lostchild]

"If the boy wants a Beer, give him a damn Beer, he's 4 years old now, he can handle it!" Fred Pilcher 1914-1954 (afterwards, my Mother hit my Dad in the back of the head..)

LOL…
my uncle gave me my first sip of PBR at about that same age. I still remember how bitter it tasted.

 

[LongNose]

"If you don't have the cash in your pocket, then you can't afford it"