"Money can't buy happiness," "looks don't matter," "what doesn't kill you makes you stronger": chances are you've heard all of these popular sayings more than a dozen times. Or even said them yourself—but do you really believe them? It's easy to say that money can't buy happiness for someone for whom money isn't a problem. But for someone who struggles to make ends meet and keep a roof over their head, money sure does bring at least some happiness or relief.
This week, one Reddit user asked others to share which popular sayings they find to be complete rubbish. As always, hundreds of people participated in the discussion, mentioning some really common sayings and explaining why they're nonsense. Scroll down below to read the best 45 replies and vote for the ones you agree with!
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#2
"The Customer is Always Right." Because half of it's missing. The full truism is "The Customer is Always Right in matters of taste."
Guy wants a pint of half baileys, half orange juice? He's paying...
Lady wants to wear a raw turkey as a hat? You do you love...
What it doesn't mean is that Kyle and Karen get free reign to treat people like [crap] because they happen to be handing over money at some stage of the interaction.
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285points
#3
"There's plenty of fish in the sea"
You know what else there's plenty of in the sea? Trash.
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269points
#4
‘If you can’t handle me at my worst you don’t deserve me at my best’
This is like toxic relationship starter pack stuff
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261points
#5
'What doesnt kill you just makes you stronger'..... bull. 2x cancer survivor here, it sure didnt make me any stronger...
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257points
#6
"Looks don't matter."
They do. Not always, not completely, but they very much do matter. Humans are kind of superficial in that regard.
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250points
#7
"It doesn't matter who started it."
Of course it does. Even legally the concept of who did what first is recognized as vital.
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246points
#8
“What doesn’t kill you makes you stronger.”
Nah mate, it just gives you trauma.
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216points
#9
“Good things come to those who wait.”
Try waiting your whole life and see what comes to you.
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214points
#10
"it's just how I am." Well you're a [damn prick], change your behavior and act like a decent human!
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207points
#11
"Bill Gates and Mark Zuckerberg are college dropouts"
Dude they went to Harvard, not community college.!
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203points
#12
“Happiness is a choice.” That’s maybe sometimes a little true, but depression is real, and it’s not what anyone chose.
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203points
#13
Everything happens for a reason. (Like rape, murder, death of children, starvation, genocide, etc). Or my favorite, God doesn’t give you more than you can handle.
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201points
#14
"Life is like a box of chocolate. You never know what you're gonna get." Every box of chocolate I have seen has a little book that tells you what you'll get.
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191points
#15
When someone tells a depressed person "just exercise and drink water." [Hell], I barely have enough motivation to breathe, what makes you think I'm gonna get up to exercise.
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187points
#16
"Practice makes perfect!"
I had a teacher that used to point out that no, practice makes permanent. If you practice something in an incorrect way, you're going to perform incorrectly.
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186points
#17
“Sleep is for the weak” or “I’ll sleep when I die” Well actually, not sleeping is making you weaker and decreasing your lifespan as you gloat about it right now. Sleep is essential people.
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182points
#18
You don't need money to be happy.
Usually this quote is being used by those who are already filthy rich
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173points
#19
"Einstein wasn't good in school" he was a very good student with good marks
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168points
#20
"Violence is never the answer."
It isn't usually the answer. But occasionally...it really is.
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150points