Did your parents have any phrases, sayings or wise words?

My grandmother used to sing 'Daisy, Daisy give me your answer do' to me. As for sayings my mother used to say 'there'll be tears before bedtime' when we were getting over excited. And the saying 'Red sky at night, sheperds' delight, red sky in the morning, shepherds' warning' was often trotted out. My father used to say 'eyes bigger than your belly'.

My dad was as old as his tongue and a little older than his teeth.

Mother used to say "Make the most of really nice days cos we don't get many" We used to walk down to Swansea beach. The sea goes out about a mile. We used to catch tiny shrimps and crabs in small pools on a peaty area of the beach. The sea goes out about a mile there and sometimes (while she read her book) my sister and I would try to walk out to the sea. Through a lot of dark grey, ankle-deep clay. When we got there the sea was tepid, shallow and grey.
Or go on the mumbles train or the bus to Mumbles and fish for prawns in the rock pools.
Knowing what I now about the untreated sewage outfall at Mumbles head (at the time) it must have done wonders for our immune systems!
Much later I married one of the oceanographers who helped to sort out the new, hygienic system.
The sun is shining - i must go and make the most of it.

On New Years Eve my Dad would tell us that he was off to see a man with the same number of noses on his face as day left in the year!

My Dad used to say 'I'm just off to push back my ears' (to wash his face). When I used to ask him where he was going he said 'there and back to see how far it is'. How long until we get there Dad? 'As long as a piece of string'. Where have you put my........? 'Up in Annie's room behind the clock'.
My Mum used to say 'waste not want not, clearly means buy a Ford' (apparently it was an advert for Ford cars in the 40's??). She taught me to 'make-do and mend' which she did all her life, even when it wasn't necessary - she came from a very poor family and then went through the War as a young woman; she used to iron wrapping paper, save ribbon, plastic bags - everything in fact 'just in case'. She used to sing lots of old songs to me and I now find I do the same to my grandchildren - Daisy Daisy Give me your answer do/ She sailed away on a sunny summer's Day/ Row Row Your Boat and lots more.
Oh what memories !

My Gran used to say her hair was "straight as a yard of pump water", always made me laugh.