My home ec teacher whacked me across my knuckles as I was cutting out a dress because I wasn't cutting on the right side of the line. I was so embarrassed. Eventually, after high school, we became friends and I learned so much from her. She had a disappointing personal life (apparently) and she could control her sewing and man she was good at it. She also helped me get my Elna sewing machine 43 years ago that I continue to use nearly daily. I think of her so often as I work and sew and try for "best". But my best is all I could ever hope to achieve and I am satisfied with that. Thank you all for sharing. Many of these I heard continually when growing up as my mother was a real phrase repeater and she used mainly Proverbs from the Bible.