Maxims that Have influenced Your Life
Discussion
Strangely Brown said:
This too shall pass.
I've heard that before, from a film, the bard, bible ?During the Alex Murdaugh double murder trial recently he quoted the Sir Walter Scott line
"Oh, what a tangled web we weave, when first we practice to deceive!" ,
which impressed me, but it bamboozled the trial proscecutor, who asked him to repeat it.
Punctilio said:
Strangely Brown said:
This too shall pass.
I've heard that before, from a film, the bard, bible ?https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/This_too_shall_pass
It is most often used simply as a reference to impermanence. Nothing stays the same forever.
Fastchas said:
I heard Shearer say on MOTD a few weeks ago that I’ve always lived by;
To be early, is to be on time.
To be on time, is to be late.
To be late, is to be unacceptable.
I loathe being late To be early, is to be on time.
To be on time, is to be late.
To be late, is to be unacceptable.
- causes issues at parties/BBQ's where I turn up at the appointed time... I have to rely on Mrs DG to advise what is considered appropriate for informal gatherings Johnspex said:
kitz said:
It’s better to ask for forgiveness than permission ..
I'm just asking, not criticising or arguing:- do people really believe this to be true because I just don't get it.If you're constantly asking permission, your boss is being a micromanager. Do stuff until he/she gets pissed off, then explain yourself, not before.
(I don't go out of my way to piss them off, obviously).
I did stuff that might have made their heads explode (pretty normal stuff btw) but most of it yielded results and they were none the wiser.
This from a situation where the boss is unapproachable.
Edited by Pepperpots on Monday 20th March 09:27
Pepperpots said:
Johnspex said:
kitz said:
It’s better to ask for forgiveness than permission ..
I'm just asking, not criticising or arguing:- do people really believe this to be true because I just don't get it.If you're constantly asking permission, your boss is being a micromanager. Do stuff until he/she gets pissed off, then explain yourself, not before.
(I don't go out of my way to piss them off, obviously).
I did stuff that might have made their heads explode (pretty normal stuff btw) but most of it yielded results and they were none the wiser.
This from a situation where the boss is unapproachable.
t. Chop 100 trees down? Who is going to put them back up?It a maxim for entitled scum.
Mr Pointy said:
Pepperpots said:
Johnspex said:
kitz said:
It’s better to ask for forgiveness than permission ..
I'm just asking, not criticising or arguing:- do people really believe this to be true because I just don't get it.If you're constantly asking permission, your boss is being a micromanager. Do stuff until he/she gets pissed off, then explain yourself, not before.
(I don't go out of my way to piss them off, obviously).
I did stuff that might have made their heads explode (pretty normal stuff btw) but most of it yielded results and they were none the wiser.
This from a situation where the boss is unapproachable.
t. Chop 100 trees down? Who is going to put them back up?It a maxim for entitled scum.
Mr Pointy said:
It doesn't mean anything like that. It means screw anyone else, I'm going to do what I want. Planning permission? Not interested. Dump my car outside your house? Couldn't give a st. Chop 100 trees down? Who is going to put them back up?
It a maxim for entitled scum.
I think it's supposed to mean that you should be encouraged to use your initiative in the workplace and crack on with things rather than asking every step of the way. You need to be at a decent skill/experience level to be able to do this well, of course.t. Chop 100 trees down? Who is going to put them back up?It a maxim for entitled scum.
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