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(60,978 posts) Wed Jul 8, 2026, 05:45 PM Jul 8

Some timeless wisdom from my long-gone grandfather [View all]

My wife and I are going through our--to quote George Carlin--"STUFF."

In one small book of wisdom to our elder daughter, there were bits of rhymes (some quite clever, but all in German) from her then-classmates, but there was, to our great surprise, one page from my grandfather, her great-grandfather. Typical of someone who was either 100 years old at the time, or else very close to it. He wrote what he said was one of his favorite sayings:

"Time is a tailor, specializing in alterations."

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Some timeless wisdom from my long-gone grandfather [View all] DFW Jul 8 OP

That's a GOOD one. calimary Jul 8 #1

Ain't that the truth BaronChocula Jul 8 #2

Ours is "time is a bandit." Also true. mahina Jul 8 #3

Indeed! n/t PatrickforB Jul 8 #4

Well said. paleotn Jul 8 #5

He pulled himself out of the Great Depression not by his bootstraps, but by his wit DFW Jul 9 #11

I never heard that before, I like it! BigmanPigman Jul 8 #6

Time flies like the wind;.. Permanut Jul 8 #7

That is not fair................. n/t DFW Jul 9 #10

That is very good and so appropriate! Thanks so much, my dear DFW for sharing it. ...n/t CaliforniaPeggy Jul 8 #8

💜 littlemissmartypants Jul 8 #9