You’ve heard it said that “When you’re young, the days are short, and the years are long, and when you’re old, the days are long, and the years are short.”

Now, isn’t that the everlasting truth. For sure.

Those old sayings usually impart a bit of wisdom and common sense.

My dear friend Naomi, with whom I worked in the Dare County school system, would tell us that “We may not see eye to eye, but we can see heart to heart.” We surely could use some of that in our country’s fractured and often vicious political ethos.

“If you can’t say something nice about someone, don’t say anything at all.” My father would say this on occasion.

“When the going gets tough, the tough get going,” and “Winners never quit, and quitters never win.” These sayings probably have their roots in the sports world.

“Treat others as you would have others treat you.” That says it all.

“A pun is the lowest form of humor.” Well, now. That’s actually not the entire saying. The rest of it is “for the benighted.” That changes the whole meaning.

Then we have those sayings, such as “The whole nine yards,” “He bought the farm,” “ The whole ball of wax,” and the like. Very few know the origin of, or from whence these sayings derived.

“You make your own happiness.” Fortunate are those who know this.

“The early bird gets the worm.” Let him have it. What am I going to do with a worm? (Just kidding. I get it.)

“Haste makes waste.” Depends on the situation.

“To have a friend, you’ve got to be a friend.” Good advice.

“The family that prays together, stays together.” It surely can’t hurt.

“The only place where success comes before work is in the dictionary.” Clever.

“If at first you don’t succeed, try, try again.” This takes real character.

And this, friends, ends my memory-challenged endeavor at recalling some of those old sayings.

Bet you have a few, not listed here, that you recall too.

If you’re available, let’s meet here again next week.

Until then …