There are a ton of famous sayings that we accept as ancient wisdom or knowledge passed down through the ages. We may use these to help to get us through the day when we're lost or confused, as sometimes they help us find our way.
But what if it's all wrong? Many famous sayings are completely false. Here are the very worst offenders!
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Flattery will get you nowhere. The opposite tends to be true -u/IsThisNameTakenThen
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At least things can’t get any worse!-u/TobiasDid
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In Poland, we have a stupid saying that goes "Only the guilty one explains himself". Don't know if there's an English equivalent.-u/ResponsibilityOk6563
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“Do what you love and the money will follow “. I did what I loved for almost 20 years. The money did not follow.-u/Sassy-Coaster
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He who smelt it dealt it....c'mon-u/1mamango
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“You can sleep when you’re dead.” No, we all need sleep now!-u/CharmedInTheCity
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What doesn’t kill you makes you stronger. True at times, but definitely not always the case-u/dylan_is_stoned
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I mean, a lot of famous sayings contradict each other. Do "birds of a feather flock together" or do "opposites attract"? Is it "out of sight, out of mind" or does "absence make the heart grow fonder"? Also, my mom always told me "quit while you're ahead," but my dad always said "quitters never win," so now I'm not sure how to end this game of Monopoly.-u/Srirachafarian
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Good things come to those who wait. Patience is definitely a virtue, however, it simply cannot and should not be applied on everything. Striking while the iron is hot has proven to be much more to the point for me than being patient.-u/Aromatic_Objective45
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"These are the best years of your life!" Typically said to teenagers or high school students.-u/GracyLacySmileyfacey
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Love conquers all. Update: it does not-u/dlukeallen702
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There’s no such thing as a bad student (or follower), only a bad teacher (or leader).I’ve been all of the above, and there definitely are bad students and bad followers.-u/Jinzot
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Slow and steady wins the race. Slow and steady will finish, but not win.-u/TeacherLady3
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Love means never having to say you’re sorry. No. No, no, no. Love means always saying you’re sorry when you make your partner feel bad.-u/jeff_the_nurse
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“i before e except after c” …. Weird-u/Ih8barto
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"I'm sweating like a pig". Pigs don't sweat. That's why they roll in mud to cool off.-u/lesterous
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Everything happens for a reason. I can’t prove this is wrong, but I have a suspicion.-u/Jaysteag
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Do what you love and you will never work a day in your life. - complete BS. I run a high-end photography studio, I work 60+ hours a week. I wear all the hats. Do I love it, yes. Do I work my rear end off, also yes.-u/catinnameonly
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'Wisdom comes with age'. Wisdom is not a rite of passage. It does not arrive automatically if you live long enough.Wisdom comes with experience and true reflection. More often than not old age turns up on its own.-u/Scallywagstv2
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If you can't handle me at my worst you don't deserve me at my best.-u/reaper88911
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Distance makes the heart grow fonder - in my experience, distance makes the heart move on.-u/asleepering
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”There's an old saying in Tennessee — I know it's in Texas, probably in Tennessee — that says, fool me once, shame on — shame on you. Fool me — you can't get fooled again.”-u/kitchen_clinton
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"Everyone gets what they deserve." And any of its related phrases. People that do bad things never get their comeuppance and people that do good things don't get rewarded. All the time.-u/RastaRoyofwinterfel
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'If you murder a murderer, the number of murderers in the world stays the same.' Like, what if you had been a murderer prior to killing him?-u/Wotah_Bottle_86
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"The definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over, but expecting different results" -Albert Einsteinthat is not the definition of insanityAlbert Einstein didn't say it-u/striped_frog
