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What is your motto? (lemmy.world)
submitted 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) by FatTony@lemmy.world to c/asklemmy@lemmy.world

Doesn't have to be a life motto. Any motto, for any application.

Mine is: "Fear is shorter than regret."

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[-] DirigibleProtein@aussie.zone 52 points 2 months ago

“Be excellent to each other”.

Show some compassion, be a bro, care about other people. Maybe we can make society a bit better; one person, one act of kindness, at a time.

[-] Aurenkin@sh.itjust.works 9 points 2 months ago

Party on, dude

[-] Berttheduck@lemmy.ml 7 points 2 months ago

And party on dude! I came here to say this. It's such an easy tenant to live by. The world would be a better place if everyone really took it to heat.

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[-] ramsgrl909@lemmy.world 28 points 2 months ago

If you can't control it, don't worry about it.

Used to mostly keep me sane at work

[-] agamemnonymous@sh.itjust.works 5 points 2 months ago

If you can't do something about a problem, worrying just gives you another problem. If you can do something about it, don't waste energy worrying about it, just do the thing

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[-] anomaly@sh.itjust.works 28 points 2 months ago

Remember you will die. Not as a fear but simply as a reminder.

[-] Professorozone@lemmy.world 25 points 2 months ago

90% of life is showing up.

I use this every time I'm on the fence about going to an event or just curling up on the couch.

[-] SomeGuy69@lemmy.world 5 points 2 months ago

It's a good one. I'll meditate to this.

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[-] grue@lemmy.world 23 points 2 months ago

"The reasonable man adapts himself to the world; the unreasonable one persists in trying to adapt the world to himself. Therefore all progress depends on the unreasonable man." — George Bernard Shaw

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[-] Dabundis@lemmy.world 17 points 2 months ago

"Anything that isn't nothing"

Helps me push through when executive dysfunction hits. Getting outside for even just a little bit is a whole lot better than staying inside while telling myself I'm going to run 3 miles, for example

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[-] CaptainBlagbird@lemmy.world 16 points 2 months ago
[-] some_guy@lemmy.sdf.org 16 points 2 months ago

Try to live a happy life imposing as little as possible on others.

[-] originalucifer@moist.catsweat.com 15 points 2 months ago

if you want to achieve nothing, form a committee

[-] FatTony@lemmy.world 14 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

I don't know if I agree with that, let's go around the room again, all in favour? /s

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[-] Krafting@lemmy.world 15 points 2 months ago

"In doubt, reboot"

People should really learn this one

[-] Twitches@lemm.ee 7 points 2 months ago

I personally need a reboot how do I go about doing this?

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[-] Nusm@yall.theatl.social 15 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

Before you criticize a man, you should walk a mile in his shoes. That way if he gets angry, you’re a mile away! And you’ve got his shoes!

[-] Transcendant@lemmy.world 13 points 2 months ago

"Don't say things about someone behind their back, if you wouldn't be prepared to say it to their face"

[-] felsiq@lemmy.zip 6 points 2 months ago

I like this one, but looking at it from a different angle I say nice things about people behind their backs pretty regularly that I absolutely would not be prepared to say to their face cuz toxic masculinity. Anybody have tips on how I can keep working on the opposite of this problem? 😭

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[-] Monument@lemmy.sdf.org 13 points 2 months ago

Paraphrased from Forrest Gump.

“Well, I’ve come this far. Might as well keep going.”

It’s great, because you just lie to yourself about the starting point of any task, and it doesn’t seem so bad.
If I’ve survived from birth until now, then I guess I can survive doing the dishes.

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[-] occultist8128@infosec.pub 12 points 2 months ago

life has no meaning, so find one.

i'm an absurdist :]

[-] meldrik@lemmy.wtf 11 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

Try not to become a man of success, but a man of value.

Albert Einstein

[-] ayyy@sh.itjust.works 11 points 2 months ago

Nothin’, what’s a motto with you?

[-] bjoern_tantau@swg-empire.de 11 points 2 months ago

Intelligence does not protect you from stupidity.

[-] Illogicalbit@lemmy.world 10 points 2 months ago

Always try to give people the benefit of the doubt. You never know what someone else is going through.

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[-] Lawnman23@lemmy.world 9 points 2 months ago

This is only temporary, unless it works.

[-] EarthShipTechIntern@lemm.ee 9 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

Brings to mind the bene gesserit litany against fear:

I must not fear. Fear is the mind-killer. Fear is the little-death that brings total obliteration. I will face my fear. I will permit it to pass over me and through me. And when it has gone past I will turn the inner eye to see its path. Where the fear has gone there will be nothing. Only I will remain.

I often pair with:

It is by will alone I set my mind in motion. It is by the juice of Sapho that thoughts acquire speed, the lips acquire stains, stains become a warning. It is by will alone I set my mind in motion.

Which is a nice allegory for most any chemical stimulant (coffee).


Everything is true, nothing is permitted.

Nothing is true, everything is permitted.

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[-] eran_morad@lemmy.world 9 points 2 months ago

“This night would be better spent preparing for the next life instead of rehashing the mistakes of this one.”

Lt. Commander Worf.

[-] Eiri@lemmy.world 9 points 2 months ago

Be morally better than average. If you justify being bad by saying everyone else is doing it, you're not helping the downward spiral. Because bad people and people with no choice make things worse on average.

[-] brygphilomena@lemmy.world 8 points 2 months ago

Customer support: trust but verify.

I believe they have a problem. I believe they think they restarted, but I'm gonna check anyway.

In disagreements: "does it matter?"

Most shit we get angry about isn't important. In the grand scheme of life, most shit just doesn't matter.

[-] ContrarianTrail@lemm.ee 8 points 2 months ago

Be the change you want to see in the world

To me that means to live in a way that if everyone else did too, the world would be a better place. It obviously doesn't gurantee that my moral compas always points to the right direction but it's the only indication I've got about what's right and what's wrong. This also means that I don't go out of my way doing some major charity work but just that I do my part no matter how insignificant it might feel because I believe that if everyone else did that too it would bring about a real change.

[-] theherk@lemmy.world 8 points 2 months ago

Blind faith runs into things.

[-] Mog_fanatic@lemmy.world 7 points 2 months ago

Life's too short to spend it angry

[-] MisterNeon@lemmy.world 7 points 2 months ago

"Too much force will break it." The only thing worthwhile my mother taught me.

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[-] philluminati@lemmy.ml 7 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

Batman in an interrogation room pins joker to the wall.

Batman: “I’ve only got one rule”

Joker: “Then that’s the rule you’re gonna have to break to get what you want”.

Now I hate Marvell and all super hero movies but I do find that quote applies to a lot of things.

If you’re truthful or law abiding then law breakers have an advantage on you. They’ll try and undermine free and fair elections.

If you’re a pacifist then people will use violence to try and control you, such as terrorism, or simply ignore your laws.

If you have socialism then people will pour in from other countries or try to exploit the system in whatever they can.

If the police or strict or lax in either direction it causes upset.

Whatever you say is a law, or a line you won’t cross, is something that people will exploit.

[-] Alexstarfire@lemmy.world 7 points 2 months ago

Keep it simple, stupid.

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[-] fart_pickle@lemmy.world 7 points 2 months ago

Every machine is a smoke machine if you operate it wrong enough.

And my favorite: If you're good at something, never do it for free.

[-] Uncle_Abbie@lemmy.today 6 points 2 months ago

Well, before doing something stupid my motto is, "Oh, what the hell."

But what I actually strive for is, "Everbody's suffering, so give them a little grace and maybe a smile."

[-] Crackhappy@lemmy.world 6 points 2 months ago

Wherever you go, there you are.

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[-] Boomkop3@reddthat.com 6 points 2 months ago

Try to be nice, never fail to be kind. It's important to support the people around you. Those people can be your safety net and metaphorical ladder to climb

[-] SorteKanin@feddit.dk 6 points 2 months ago

My father always said: "It's better to be rich and healthy than poor and sick."

The world is unfair in that way and we should remember that.

[-] josteinsn@lemmy.world 6 points 2 months ago

Me and my wife’s motto: Vi klarer alt, translated as We can do/endure everything. Usually accompanied by us clinking our wedding rings.

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[-] BlueHarvest@lemmy.world 6 points 2 months ago

"in 50yrs, who will care?"

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[-] LemmySoloHer@lemmy.world 6 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

I rotate through these for everything from physical training to career goals to reminding myself to do my best to not be a douchebag:

“If I give up now, I’m going to regret it.” -Monkey D. Luffy

"Where's the future? Right here. Whose life is this? Mine. What are you gonna do with it? Live it by any means necessary." -Jefferson Pierce

"If you wanna stop this, then stand up! Because I've got one thing to say to you! Never forget who you want to become!" -Shoto Todoroki

"Waste no more time arguing what a good man should be. Be one." -Marcus Aurelius

"Giving help that's not asked for is what makes a true hero." -Izuku Midoriya

“I’ve set myself to become the King of the Pirates… and if I die trying… then at least I tried.” -Monkey D. Luffy

"If every porkchop were perfect, we wouldn't have hot dogs." -Steven Universe

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[-] norimee@lemmy.world 6 points 2 months ago

"Everything will be okay in the end.
If it's not okay, it's not the end."

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[-] recapitated@lemmy.world 5 points 2 months ago

Everything is temporary

[-] Track_Shovel@slrpnk.net 5 points 2 months ago

"you can fix dumb, but you can't fix lazy"

If you don't know, I can teach you. If you just don't want to learn, well that's a different story

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[-] cows_are_underrated@feddit.org 5 points 2 months ago

Mind your own buisness.

I don't care about other peoples sexuality, gender fetishes, whatever. Its not my buisness and I have no right to judge them for their decision. You do you. As long as people aren't assholes or annoying as hell I don't care.

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