I started collecting the fortunes from fortune cookies in 9th grade. I still collect them but lost most of the original collection. The sayings can be categorized into 4 groups:
Life advice/ wise sayings:
- Prudence keeps life safe, but does not often make it happy
- A merry heart does good like a medicine
- Calamity and prosperity are the touchstones of integrity
- When you gather all your resources together, goals are accomplished
- If you want to add value to your life, take care of every moment
- A wise man knows everything, a shrewd one, everybody
Benedictions/warnings:
- A pleasant experience is ahead; don't pass it by
- You will receive a surprising gift very soon
- Today is a day to focus on one thing from beginning to finish
- Good health will be yours for a long time
- You will achieve success this year
Metaphors
- A rolling stone gathers no moss...but it obtains a certain polish!
- One must know that there is a path at the end of the road
Compliments
- You always know the right times to be assertive or to simply wait
- You are a wise and handsome gentleman!
- You are surrounded by true friends
I know, the first and third categories could be grouped together, but to me they warrant separate groupings, as the former is much more explicit and straightforward and the latter is figurative.
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