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vince  ·  4382 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: What's the best (and/or most interesting) piece of advice you've ever heard?

My grandfather has always had one phrase that has been fairly applicable to most difficult situations in life:

"This too shall pass."





baltoli  ·  4382 days ago  ·  link  ·  

That's probably the most bittersweet thing I've ever heard, as it can apply to both the really great things in life, as well as the bad. Either way it's a sage and relevant saying that's relevant to everyone.

XZQT  ·  4380 days ago  ·  link  ·  

Ahh, frisson :)

AshShields  ·  4381 days ago  ·  link  ·  

I remember hearing an old story about that one. An ancient king once asked his advisers to give him a phrase that could cheer him up when he was down, and that could also be used to bring him down when he was happy. After many failures, someone eventually told him: "this too shall pass".

OmnomoBoreos  ·  4381 days ago  ·  link  ·  

This saying is what got me through my time in the US NAVY.