Lurkers' week: what's the best piece of advice you've ever been given?

Never go grey,don’t put on too much weight and always keep your head on top of your bottom- by a retired headmistress on her 89th birthday!

The answer to "why me?" is "why not?".

Never judge the ginger by the label on the jar.

Under-promise and over-deliver.

This is mainly work related; I work in financial services in case you’re wondering

You reap what you sow

Mine was a quote by Eleanor Roosevelt , "Nobody can make you feel inferior without your consent". Wise words indeed.

There’s a lid for every pot (on relationships). How I wish some people I know could find a lid...

Treat people the way you’d like to be treat yourself,

From the Water Babies. ‘Do as you would be done by’

Don't be too fussy - life's too short to stress over every little issue.

This is so true and how I was brought up ?

Be kind to yourself ?

Treat people as you would want to be treated. Be kind. Remember you can never unsay anything.

What goes around, comes around.

Love many, trust few and always paddle your own canoe!

Advice from a schoolteacher when I broke my ankle running to catch a train home. Never run after buses or men, there’s always one coming behind. That goes for trains too! ?

Nothing very profound but have always followed it, and brought my boys up the same. "Always take your litter home with you (if there is no bin handy)"

Before you say criticise think: Is it kind? Is it true? Is it necessary?

If you promise something do it whether it's good or bad
Never go to sleep on an argument
Both from my grannie who taught me everything I know x
And always do as you would be done by....( Water babies )

Love it!

It wasn’t advice I was given, I read it and I love it:

“If the person you are talking to doesn’t appear to be listening, be patient. It may simply be that he has a small piece of fluff in his ear.” - Winnie the Pooh

My mother always said when tidying up was on the menu "don't just put things down, put them away".
So true.

Listen to what's being said not what you think is being said!

After something awful that happened a nurse said to me - one day you will look back and it will all be in the past. Tomorrow is another day - a fresh start.

Buy cheap, buy twice!