So those old sayings are true?

I was at a friend’s house last night to watch what ended up being a great episode of entourage. As I walked into the house, I noticed for the first time this epic sign that she had hanging in the dining room, something along the lines of – “If at first you don’t succeed, do it the way your mom told you.” I had to laugh very hard at this, I find it extremely funny because it statistically is probably a good bet that your parents’ way of handling things will probably be good for you. Of course not all the time, but better then fifty-fifty I believe.
I have always been a big proponent of inspirational sayings. For instance, my friends were making fun of me because one of my buddies the other day quoted Vince Lombardi saying “Practice does not make perfect—Perfect practice makes perfect.” I had forgotten the last time I heard this, but immediately I knew this is what I would use, or a similar version, when I start coaching volleyball again. Sincerely, though, little sayings and motivational quotes are everywhere in my life. I used to always get girlfriends those little cards that go in your wallet that have sweet sayings on it. My own home is littered with different sayings, and I probably haven’t seen or a better would, noticed, all of them in my own home. This sign in my friends’ house last night got me thinking about certain sayings and how they are true, how they are not true, or how some need to be improved.
Here is one that always grinded my gears until a few days ago, “There is a silver lining in every cloud.” My mom would say that all the time growing up, but I never fully understood it until the other day. One of my friends said some obscene things to me during the week, most notably the first night. I actually got so upset that I visualized close-lining (a wrestling term) him off of the balcony. Luckily, I had not had any booze in me, and all I did was breathe and try to stay calm. Had it been anyone else other than this “friend”, I definitely would have accosted him because I was feeling so disrespected at what he said. The next day when I woke up, I realized, thank the big guy upstairs that the first time I heard these over the top hurtful remarks I was not drunk, or angry, and thank god they came from one of my buddies and not some random Phillie fan at a bar, I would have crushed someone else. So after my long drawn out story, my point is this, some of the old sayings need to be touched up. For instance, I think it should go something like this “There is a silver lining in every cloud--YOU JUST HAVE TO SEARCH FOR IT.” I think this more accurately describes what the person who created that quote was trying to outline.
There are plenty of others, I’m just feeling a little drained right now from my week. Vacations are fun, if you are on them with the right people. You have to know what to expect from people and be realistic about it. Anyways, I’ve got hundreds of these quotes I think need to be tweaked a little bit. Do you have any?