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Re: NEW: ButtonGuys ‘WiseGuy Wisdom Corner’ [Re: NYMafia] #1067143
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"The Other Guy" says...

There's nothing that jealous, envious people hate and despise more than to see those they hate, happy and successful.

So the best way to torture those who hate you, is though the continuous glow of your happiness and shining success!

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Originally Posted by NYMafia
"The Other Guy" says...

There's nothing that jealous, envious people hate and despise more than to see those they hate, happy and successful.

So the best way to torture those who hate you, is though the continuous glow of your happiness and shining success!


+1

You simply cant be the moon and still be jealous of the stars lol wink


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Re: NEW: ButtonGuys ‘WiseGuy Wisdom Corner’ [Re: NYMafia] #1067340
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Today, we're visited by our very own resident mafioso, the wily old "Don" Calogero, who offers up some sage advice for the day..."Figlio mio, ricorda sempre che un leopardo non puo' cambiare posto, solo la sua tattica!"

when translated...

"My son, always remember that a leopard cannot change his spots, only his tactics!"


I think that this ancient proverb is particularly apropos, no?

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Originally Posted by NYMafia
Today, we're visited by our very own resident mafioso, the wily old "Don" Calogero, who offers up some sage advice for the day..."Figlio mio, ricorda sempre che un leopardo non puo' cambiare posto, solo la sua tattica!"

when translated...

"My son, always remember that a leopard cannot change his spots, only his tactics!"


I think that this ancient proverb is particularly apropos, no?

Another good one. In my country the poverb goes with a wolf, instead of a leopard.


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Re: NEW: ButtonGuys ‘WiseGuy Wisdom Corner’ [Re: NYMafia] #1067349
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Today, we're visited by our very own resident mafioso, the wily old "Don" Calogero, who offers up some sage advice for the day..."Figlio mio, ricorda sempre che un leopardo non puo' cambiare posto, solo la sua tattica!"

It translates to...

"My son, always remember that a leopard cannot change his spots, only his tactics!"

I think that this ancient proverb is particularly apropos, no?
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TD, another good one I like (that can be applied) is this little gem...

"The devil's finest trick is to persuade you that he does not exist." - Unknown

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Re: NEW: ButtonGuys ‘WiseGuy Wisdom Corner’ [Re: NYMafia] #1067444
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Confucius say...

"Be very careful of whom you trust! Because betrayal always comes from those you let your guard down with, and give a measure of trust to."

and...

"Don" Calogero advises...

"It's not just about who's being sincere to your face, but also, about who stays sincere behind your back."

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Re: NEW: ButtonGuys ‘WiseGuy Wisdom Corner’ [Re: NYMafia] #1067446
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Originally Posted by NYMafia
Confucius say...

"Be very careful of whom you trust! Because betrayal always comes from those you let your guard down with, and give a measure of trust to."

and...

"Don" Calogero advises...

"It's not just about who's being sincere to your face, but also, about who stays sincere behind your back."


+1


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Re: NEW: ButtonGuys ‘WiseGuy Wisdom Corner’ [Re: NYMafia] #1067497
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This evening "Don" Calogero decided to grace us with his presence...and sage advice. This particular phrase is an ancient Sicilian proverb and it goes something like this...

"Meglio solo che male accompagnato!"

Which essentially translates to...

"Better alone than in bad company!"


Consider it food for thought.

Re: NEW: ButtonGuys ‘WiseGuy Wisdom Corner’ [Re: NYMafia] #1067530
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I thought I'd throw one in today

"Every job is good if you do your best and work hard. A man who works hard stinks only to the ones that have nothing to do but smell." - Laura Ingalls Wilder

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I thought I'd throw one in today

"Every job is good if you do your best and work hard. A man who works hard stinks only to the ones that have nothing to do but smell." - Laura Ingalls Wilder


Good one!


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Re: NEW: ButtonGuys ‘WiseGuy Wisdom Corner’ [Re: NYMafia] #1067714
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“You come at the king, you best not miss.” (badass quote from The Wire)


"The king is dead, long live the king!"
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“The two most important days in your life are the day you’re born and the day you find out why.” – Mark Twain

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Originally Posted by NYMafia


“The two most important days in your life are the day you’re born and the day you find out why.” – Mark Twain

Good one.


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Re: NEW: ButtonGuys ‘WiseGuy Wisdom Corner’ [Re: NYMafia] #1068070
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Today, we head back to Ancient Rome for a little quip our boy Giulio Cesare - better known to the world as Julius Caesar - once observed and remarked...

"Veni, Vidi, Vici"...I came, I saw, I conquered.

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ButtonGuys hopes everyone has a nice day...TGIF!

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Re: NEW: ButtonGuys ‘WiseGuy Wisdom Corner’ [Re: NYMafia] #1068203
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"Cowards die many times...The valiant never taste death but once!" - Julius Caesar (from Shakespeare's play)

Re: NEW: ButtonGuys ‘WiseGuy Wisdom Corner’ [Re: NYMafia] #1068213
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Mafia boss Don Calogero always tries to advise his men wisely...like this little gem he offers up today,

"Make sure to always give prospective girlfriends 'the test.' Tell her you are taking her to The Olive Garden for dinner. If she seems happy, you dump her, and you dump her fast!"

Re: NEW: ButtonGuys ‘WiseGuy Wisdom Corner’ [Re: NYMafia] #1068269
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Confucius say...“True humility is not thinking less of yourself, it is thinking of yourself less”

Re: NEW: ButtonGuys ‘WiseGuy Wisdom Corner’ [Re: NYMafia] #1068315
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Today's "Wiseguy Wisdom"...
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"I'm grateful for those who have betrayed me...Because they may have thought they were just stabbing me in the back. But, in reality, with that same knife, they were also cutting me free from their poisonous association" - Unknown

Re: NEW: ButtonGuys ‘WiseGuy Wisdom Corner’ [Re: NYMafia] #1068379
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Confucius say...

"An honest enemy is better than a false friend. Whenever in doubt, just pay more attention to what people do, and less to what they say. Actions not only speak louder than words, but they are more difficult to fake."

Re: NEW: ButtonGuys ‘WiseGuy Wisdom Corner’ [Re: NYMafia] #1068441
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"Oh, what a tangled web we weave...when first we practice to deceive." - Walter Scott

Re: NEW: ButtonGuys ‘WiseGuy Wisdom Corner’ [Re: NYMafia] #1068443
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Originally Posted by NYMafia
"Oh, what a tangled web we weave...when first we practice to deceive." - Walter Scott


Good one


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Re: NEW: ButtonGuys ‘WiseGuy Wisdom Corner’ [Re: NYMafia] #1068536
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Proverb of the day...
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Don Calogero warns,

"They haven't turned a new leaf, they just turned a new page."

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As Notre Dame's Knute Rockne once said, "one more for the Gipper." So here goes...
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"The cream always rises to the top!" - John Paul Warren
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Ain't that the truth! And the other half of that goes something like this, "and shit always sinks to the bottom."

Re: NEW: ButtonGuys ‘WiseGuy Wisdom Corner’ [Re: NYMafia] #1068567
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"Some of the stupidest and most full of shit people you'll ever meet in your life come disguised as so-called friends. In fact, they're so fuckin' pitifully stupid, they don't even realize how truly fuckin' transparently stupid they really are." - Sincerely yours..."The Other Guy!"

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Originally Posted by NYMafia
"Some of the stupidest and most full of shit people you'll ever meet in your life come disguised as so-called friends. In fact, they're so fuckin' pitifully stupid, they don't even realize how truly fuckin' transparently stupid they really are." - Sincerely yours..."The Other Guy!"


+1

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Originally Posted by MafiaStudent
Originally Posted by NYMafia
"Some of the stupidest and most full of shit people you'll ever meet in your life come disguised as so-called friends. In fact, they're so fuckin' pitifully stupid, they don't even realize how truly fuckin' transparently stupid they really are." - Sincerely yours..."The Other Guy!"


+1


+2 lol

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“People that are obsessed with hating you, feel flattered. Their whole lives revolve around you.” – Lady Gaga

..."Eastside, Westside, all around the town"...as the song goes...

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Originally Posted by MafiaStudent
“People that are obsessed with hating you, feel flattered. Their whole lives revolve around you.” – Lady Gaga

..."Eastside, Westside, all around the town"...as the song goes...


I like that last bit MS, "Eastside, WESTSIDE, all around the town."

Thats from the famous song, titled, "The Sidewalks of New York." But I guess in this case it should probably be more appropriately changed to, "The sidewalks of The New York Mafia!" LOL

And if I remember correctly, the opening chorus goes something like this, "Eastside, Westside,, all around the town, the tots sang 'ring-around-rosie,' while their bridge was falling down.


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Originally Posted by NYMafia
Originally Posted by MafiaStudent
“People that are obsessed with hating you, feel flattered. Their whole lives revolve around you.” – Lady Gaga

..."Eastside, Westside, all around the town"...as the song goes...


I like that last bit MS, "Eastside, WESTSIDE, all around the town."

Thats from the famous song, titled, "The Sidewalks of New York." But I guess in this case it should probably be more appropriately changed to, "The sidewalks of The New York Mafia!" LOL

And if I remember correctly, the opening chorus goes something like this, "Eastside, Westside,, all around the town, the tots sang 'ring-around-rosie,' while their bridge was falling down.



+1

Re: NEW: ButtonGuys ‘WiseGuy Wisdom Corner’ [Re: NYMafia] #1068769
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"Men willingly believe what they wish" - Julius Caesar

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