Words you remember from your youth

The village church was down a windy narrow lane, yellow lines kept the lane free of parked cars until Sunday, when the lane would become congested due to the churchgoers parking illegally during the coarse of the Sabbath day service.

 As a little boy I recall asking my Dad why the owners of the cars were parking outside the church making the lane almost unusable. My Dad told me the people in the church were probably praying for forgiveness and we should forgive them as they know not what they do.

 I didn’t understand what he meant at the time but now I smile when I think of his words.

 What were you told as a youngster that has stayed with you all your life and makes you smile?

Someone's Granny used to say   "Every time you sigh ---you shorten your life!"

Did you also have to clean your plates because there were so many starving children in China?  lol