Don’t let the perfect be the enemy of the good.
Not my circus, not my monkeys.
My personal favorite was always “This too shall pass” which helped when things were both wonderful (enjoy every moment) and when things were very hard (just wait it out). Helped keep perspective in many situations.
What are your favorites?
The four keys to life:
Rest of it is easy.
“When you are going through hell, keep going”
“The person on top of the mountain didn’t fall there.”
Love that!
In terms of mechanical things we needed once to get a knob off an appliance and you could SEE the screw but we couldn’t figure out how to get to it. Real puzzle. My engineer dad just said " It wasn’t born in there !" That simple statement just changed our whole perspective in an instant.
“Burned fingers are the best teacher.”
“It’s better to have it and not need it, than to need it and not have it.”
“He/she/they didn’t lick it up off the grass.”
My kids could probably tell you more of my favorite sayings/adages.
“If it takes that long to tell the story, it’s gotta be a lie” (Grandma)
“Never let truth get in the way of a good story” (Grandpa)
“A hit dog hollers” (Grandma)
“Comparison is the thief of joy”
Do you want to be right, or do you want to solve the problem?
Some people are show horses and some people are workhorses.
He was born on third but thinks he hit a triple.
I am not interested in getting someone to understand something that they are committed to misunderstanding.
Treat others as you would like to be treated.
If it’s worth doing, it’s worth doing right.
Time is money
In our house it’s do you want to be right or be married 
In the context of these forums, is this a reference to legacy and development admits to colleges?
Related is the sign at our hospital pharmacy door–“If you didn’t have time to do it right the first time what makes you think you have time to do it over the second time?”
Mine: “Outer order =inner calm”
Husband: “in the midst of confusion profit can be made”
Could be! But this is something my dad taught me, and he only went to the sixth grade so I’m pretty sure he wasn’t thinking about college when he would say it. I miss him.
Don’t know how old your dad was. But my mom’s school when she was growing up only went to eighth grade. My grandfather moved towns to continue her education. Education was very important to him.
My dad would not have gotten to college except for family who chipped in money to make it happen. Can’t tell you how how much those decisions have extended over generations.
What could possibly go wrong?
It is what it is!
The other side of risk is regret.
A child’s life is like a piece of paper on which every passerby leaves a mark.