BrianFlaherty Loc: Wilseyville, CA

When I was 9 or 10, Mom told me: If you don't "know" something, find the smartest person in the room; and, go stand next to them. Keep your eyes and ears open; and, your mouth shut. . for about an hour!" "I asked her: "Why just for an hour?" "Because after an hour, you should have learned enough to ask ONE intelligent question. And, if you ask ONE intelligent question, a smart person is gonna let you ask a SECOND intelligent question! And, that's when you BEGIN to "Know something!" And, after that is when your "education" REALLY begins!"

PS: And, I have spent almost 80 years looking for "smart persons" to stand next to!" [My apologies to my high school English teacher, Miss Gladys Kyne, for ending that sentence with a preposition. (By the way, she was One of those Smart Persons!)]

autofocus Loc: North Central Connecticut

A great list, and I can add a few taught and learned in my childhood
- If you can't say anything nice about someone, don't say it at all (and good advice for many here I'm afraid, just sayin')
- respect, for yourself, your neighbors, your property, and theirs.
- remember, you are judged by the company you keep (always a favorite of Mom's)

Niklon Loc: Athens, Ga

Great post. Thanks.

Schoee Loc: Europe

Why number 2?
Don’t agree with number 4. Your offer sets a stake in the ground and the other needs to move you away from it. Much harder for them than if you allow them to put a stake in the ground now you have to move it

Scruples Loc: Brooklyn, New York

That is a good point. Most young people have lost their etiquette.

pbcbob Loc: Delray Beach, FL

Reference #2: Numerous people injure themself, some fatal, jumping or diving into swimming pools. 8 feet of water is the minimum depth for divi

pbcbob Loc: Delray Beach, FL

Continued: for diving. Many states require this to be posted along the pool perimeter.

Horseart Loc: Alabama

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That one is always true no matter who you are!!!

Horseart Loc: Alabama

MOST young people now days never learned any etiquette.

Horseart Loc: Alabama

No one has to agree. If everyone agreed, how would we know which ones are the nicest people and which are not so much?

Wallen Loc: Middle Earth

Smudgey Loc: Ohio, Calif, Now Arizona

Excellent 👍

BBurns Loc: South Bay, California

Great wisdom.
It reminded me of a list my Grandfather had.

Don't name a pig you plan to eat.
Country fences need to be horse high, pig tight, bull strong.
Life is not about how fast you run, or how high you climb, but how well you bounce.
Keep skunks, lawyers and bankers at a distance.
Life is simpler when you plow around the stump.
A bumblebee is faster than a John Deere tractor.
Words that soak into your ears are whispered, not yelled.
Meanness don't happen overnight.
Forgive your enemies. It messes with their heads.
Don't sell your mule to buy a plow.
Don't corner something meaner than you.
It don't take a very big person to carry a grudge.
You can't unsay a cruel thing.
Every path has some puddles.
When you wallow with pigs, expect to get dirty.
The best sermons are lived, not preached.
Most of the stuff people worry about never happens.
Don't squat with your spurs on.
Don't judge people by their relatives.
Remember that silence is sometimes the best answer.
Live a good, honorable life. Then, when you get older and think back, you'll enjoy it a second time.
Don't interfere with something that ain't botherin' you none.
Timing has a lot to do with the outcome of a rain dance.
It's better to be a has-been than a never-was.
The easiest way to eat crow is while it's still warm. The colder it gets, the harder it is to swaller.
If you find yourself in a hole, the first thing to do is stop diggin'.
If it don't seem like it's worth the effort, it probably ain't.
It don't take a genius to spot a goat in a flock of sheep.
Sometimes, you get and, sometimes, you get got.
The biggest troublemaker you'll probably ever deal with watches you shave his face in the mirror every morning.
If you get to thinkin' you're a person of some influence, try orderin' somebody else's dog around.
Don't worry about bitin' off more'n you can chew; your mouth is probably a whole lot bigger'n you think.
Only cows know why they stampede.
Always drink upstream from the herd.
If you're ridin' ahead of the herd, take a look back every now and then to make sure it's still there with ya.
Good judgment comes from experience, and a lotta that comes from bad judgment.
Lettin' the cat outta the bag is a whole lot easier than puttin' it back in.
You can't tell how good a man or a watermelon is 'till they get thumped.
Never miss a good chance to shut the hell up.

autofocus Loc: North Central Connecticut

love these too!

Jim Plogger Loc: East Tennessee