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  1. title: Family Tree Wisdom
  2. url: https://blog.jim-nielsen.com/2023/family-tree-wisdom/
  3. hash_url: d40295a6495f934934436470ad425cac
  4. <p><a href="https://chriscoyier.net/2023/08/25/what-if-you-did-x-every-single-day/">Chris</a>:</p>
  5. <blockquote>
  6. <p>My grandpa used to say that if you climb a rope every day, you’ll never not be able to do it.</p>
  7. </blockquote>
  8. <p>Ha, I love it!</p>
  9. <p>It got me thinking: I’d love to hear more folks’ “wisdom from the family tree”. Stuff like Chris shared, “My grandpa used to say…”</p>
  10. <p>I immediately had a few family members come to mind who repeatedly quoted the same phrase. In fact, I did a quick internet search and turns out some of these are derivative quotes from other people that pre-date any of my in-laws. That said, in my mind these quotes are forever tied to these people.</p>
  11. <ul>
  12. <li>“Nobody ever got to the end of their life and said, ‘I wish I hadn’t been so kind‘.” — Grandma</li>
  13. <li>“I’m not young enough to know everything.” — Uncle</li>
  14. <li>“What you’re saying might be true, but I don’t believe a word of it.” — Dad</li>
  15. <li>“If everybody threw their problems in a pile, once we saw everyone else’s we’d grab ours back fast.” — Grandpa</li>
  16. </ul>
  17. <p>Do you have some quotes from family members you always think about? Blog ‘em and <a href="https://www.jim-nielsen.com/#contact">send me a link</a>.</p>