"all's fair in love and war"
used to describe a situation in which people do not follow the usual rules of behavior and do things that are normally considered unfair -- merriam-webster.com
Wisdom
“two wrongs don’t make a right”
Request: Something my father used to say. Now I find myself repeating it to my own children
"too many cooks spoil the broth"
Request: "said when there are too many people involved in trying to do the same thing, so that the final result will not be good" – dictionary.cambridge.org
"It's better to be alone than with the wrong person"
Request: Recontextualization for single people.
"lend money to a friend, lose both friendship and money"
Request: A proverb. I learned it the hard way.
statement: everyone has a vice
‘He has all of the virtues I dislike, and none of the vices I admire.’ - Winston Churchill. (This quote calibrates at 490).
one hand washes the other
The phrase is similar to other proverbs, such as "one good turn deserves another" and "you scratch my back and I'll scratch yours." The saying suggests that working together, two can accomplish what one can't. It can also connote the idea of graft and corruption -- waywordradio.com
"Release the Heaven in your heart"
Request: My grandpa's favorite saying. Never met him because he passed away in a car crash right before I was born.
"stay in your lane"
An integrous boundary thing.
"good things come to those who wait"
A more or less anonymous quote that is widely used to encourage people to have patience with things they are trying to accomplish instead of forcing it -- poemanalysis.com
"The size of the man is the size of his problems"
Similar to and calibrating the same: “You can tell the size of a man by the size of the thing that makes him mad.” ― Adlai E. Stevenson
“Not all who wander are lost”
— J.R.R. Tolkien, The Riddle of Strider, The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
“Just do it”
Nike slogan dating back to the 1980s. By request.
"less thinking, more doing"
Anonymous quote. Seems to align with practical reality and options instead of hypotheticals, overthinking, and negative anticipation -- request
"You will never make your life perfect...
...only you will realize that it is already perfect."