Dad's Favorite Sayings
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Dad's are always giving advice. Perhaps you have heard a few of these from your father:

  1. The man on the top of the mountain didn't fall there. 
  2. Never underestimate the power of human stupidity. 
  3. Marry a big woman; someone to give you shade in the summer and warmth in the winter. 
  4. An excuse is a poor patch for the garment of failure. 
  5. Never try to catch two frogs with one hand. 
  6. Always throw away the box when you take the last piece of candy. 
  7. Honesty is like a trail, once you get off it you realize you are lost. 
  8. Remember who you are and where you came from. 
  9. Wherever you are in life, first make friends with the cook. 
  10. Don't shake the tree too hard, you never know what might fall out. 
  11. A closed mouth gathers no feet.
  12. Measure twice, cut once. San
  13. The second time you get kicked in the head by a mule it's not a learning experience. 
  14. Never buy anything that eats. 
  15. You need to do what you have to do before you can do what you want to do. 
  16. Well, you know what happens when you wrestle with pigs, you get all dirty and they love it. 
  17. This is a democratic family; everyone gets a vote and I get five. 
  18. If you're afraid to go too far, you will never go far enough. 
  19. If you don't need it, don't buy it. 
  20. If this is the worst thing that happens to you in life, don't worry about it. 
  21. Never be so broke that you cannot afford to pay attention. 
  22. You live to work, you work to live, but if you work to work I hope you don't live by me. 
  23. If it is to be, it's up to me. 
  24. Successful people make a habit of doing things that failures don't like to do. 
  25. Don't let your studies interfere with your education. 
  26. Don't be foolish just because you know how to. 
  27. Marry your best friend. 
  28. Peer pressure is a crack in the armor of your own conviction. 
  29. Knowing what's right from wrong is education, doing what's right is execution. The latter is the hard part. 
  30. The difference always is attitude. 
  31. You have to eat an elephant in small bites. 
  32. The one who quits last wins. 
  33. Potential means you haven't done your best yet. 
  34. Do you know what happened when I found out all the answers? They changed all the questions. 
  35. The golden rule: the guy who's got the gold makes the rules.
  36. If everybody else is doing it, it is probably wrong.
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