Wisdom

"reinvent the wheel"

to waste time trying to do something that has already been done successfully by someone else --request

"life is not all sunshine and rainbows"

Real life does not just consist of innocent, carefree happiness; there is more hardship or suffering in reality than one realizes --idioms.thefreedictionary.com

"in it to win it"

Participating with the sole purpose or intention of being victorious --idioms.thefreedictionary.com. Request: I say this occasionally, especially at work to get folks excited to achieve a common goal. Does this meme lean toward power or force?

"When in Rome, do as the Romans do"

when you are visiting another place, you should follow the customs of the people in that place --dictionary.cambridge.org

"you are what you eat"

Yes, I know the saying is not to be taken literally. Even so, it's an exercise in specious causality and ego investiture.

statement: there are no fluctuations

request: the fluctuations between positive and negative alignments seem to be a never-ending struggle. But maybe on some level, there are no fluctuations

All you need is love, by The Beatles

The music of The Beatles is calibrated at 460 in TvF (although I couldn't recall this when testing this song).

nothing ventured, nothing gained

one can't expect to achieve anything if you never take any risks --request

"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

"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...