You can't scrape it up and put it back in the pail! All you can do is resolve to be more careful in future. There are many life situations where things go wrong and there is nothing you can do about it. Some people waste too much time grieving over loss when it would be better to direct their energies in a more positive manner. It would not be human just to shrug and get on with it. We seem to need some expression of grief or anger when things go wrong. After all, is there any language that hasn't got some swear words - expletives that help to release tensions and communicate to others the strength of our feelings? Perhaps the saying should be modified to: "No point in crying over spilt milk, just have a good swear and get on with life"!
For dealing with your spilt milk!
http://clarkscript.com/wintasks-review.html
Proverbs store the wisdom of ages in short, memorable lines with several layers of meaning. This blog states a weekly proverb and explores its meaning. Sir Winston Churchill, the former British Prime Minister, war leader, writer, painter, historian, bon viveur, whose mother was a United States citizen, recommended that people lacking formal education to learn proverbs. "The Wisdom of Nations lies in their Proverbs... Collect and learn them". William Penn, founder of the State of Pennsylvania.
Friday, June 09, 2006
Subscribe to:
Post Comments (Atom)
Blog Archive
-
▼
2006
(165)
-
▼
June
(25)
- He that counts all costs will never put plough to ...
- None so well shod but they may slip.
- A whet is no let
- A beard well lathered is half shaved.
- The dog gnaws the bone because he cannot swallow it.
- He that is too secure is not .
- A friend's frown is better than a fool's smile.
- The fool wanders far, the wise man travels.
- He that stumbles and falls not, mends his pace.
- Light your lamp before it becomes dark.
- Fall not out with a friend for a trifle.
- A disease known is half cured.
- The lower millstone grinds as well as the upper.
- The eye is bigger than the belly
- To spare at the spigot and let run at the bung.
- The last drop makes the cup run over.
- No point in crying over spilt milk.
- There are as good fish in the sea as ever came out...
- Don't bite off more than you can chew.
- The cow must browse where she is tied.
- A journey of a thousand miles begins with one step.
- The dog that trots about finds a bone.
- Always at it wins the day
- All's fair in love and war
- Good kail is half a meal
-
▼
June
(25)
No comments:
Post a Comment