nothing ventured, nothing gained
one can't expect to achieve anything if you never take any risks --request
Wisdom
“There is nothing either good or bad, but thinking makes it so”
Quote from Shakespeare's Hamlet
"what you see is what you get"
There are no hidden or unknown features, traits, characteristics, etc., beyond what is immediately apparent in a given person or thing --idioms.thefreedictionary.com
thinking is overrated
If you've ever tried to think yourself out of overthinking, you know what I mean.
"you win some, you lose some"
say this when you have not succeeded, to show that you are not discouraged --idioms.thefreedictionary.com
"think twice"
to think seriously about whether one really wants to do something before doing it --merriam-webster.com
“the squeaky wheel gets the grease”
the idea that the most noticeable (or loudest) problems are the ones most likely to get attention --wikipedia
"the less said, the better"
used to say it is better to not say anything about something because it is bad, unpleasant, etc. --merriam-webster.com
too good to be true
seems better than you had expected, and you think there may be something wrong with it that you have not noticed --collinsdictionary.com
"fool me once, shame on you; fool me twice, shame on me"
Fake "wisdom." Self-shaming isn't productive.
"the pursuit of truth is an end undertaken for its own sake"
The mantra of excellence...
let it be easy (attitude)
Sometimes we get "locked into" an attitude or mental posture that makes / believes things harder than they have to be. We can snap out of that with this decision.
"you get what you pay for"
"used to say that a thing that can be bought for a very low price probably isn't very good" -- merriam-webster.com
"Whoever compels you to carry a burden for a mile, go with him two."
Matthew 5:41 (Lamsa Bible)
"time heals all wounds"
"used to say that feelings of sadness, disappointment, etc., gradually go away as time passes." -- merriam-webster.com