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What's a quote that has stuck with you for your whole life? (lemmy.fmhy.ml)

submitted 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) by zinklog@lemmy.fmhy.ml to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

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I always loved browsing such posts on reddit, so thought I should make one on lemmy too

Edit: Usually these kind of posts only used to have excerpts from books or ancient proverbs, but now I am seeing a lot more quotes from shows/movies/games are also resonating with people. It's pretty cool to see.

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[–] KellyThomas@lemmy.world 20 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (2 children)

"Many hands make light work"

As a young child I interpreted this as acknowledging all of the people involved in:

Mining and transporting coal
Running the powerplant
Installing and maintaining the powerlines
Wiring the house
Manufacturing the lightswitch, light socket, light bulb, etc

All so I can flick a switch and turn on a light in my house. It really shows that all the small things we take for granted rely on a well functioning society.

Then when I was around 10 or so someone used it in a context where it's usual interpretation was the only one that made sense.

[–] meekah@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

there's a similar one in german that I really like because it also rhymes (and as we all know, things that rhyme are automatically true)

"viele hände, schnelles ende" / many hands, quick completion

[–] dudebro@lemmy.world 0 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Hm, I first interpreted that as 'light work', as in light vs. heavy work. More people contributing eases the burden for all.

[–] meekah@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago

thats the way it usually is interpreted, yes