From my 85 year old grandma:

A couple I heard a lot growing up. . .

"Every shut eye ain't sleep and every goodbye ain't gone"
and
"A hard head makes a soft behind!"

Another saying from grandma...
 

And I don't know it she made it up, but I SWEAR by it and I live it:

"God helps those who help themselves."

pNc

"Know from whence you came.
If you know whence you came, there is really no limit to where you can go."
-James Baldwin, The Fire Next time

LOL
 

Dust Those Haters OFF :o