Wisdom of the Ages

Jordi’s contribution reads:

My mother was famously sarcastic and funny, but one of her best ones was:
“Kids… when they are little they are so wonderful you could eat them. When they are 16 you wish you had!”

Also, 2 old Irish thoughts I heard growing up:
“If you’re going to hang, you’ll never drown.”
and
“What you gain on the swings you lose on the roundabouts.”