Every day we pull some stats from a survey and say have a chat about the findings. Today: The childhood sayings that stay with us.

Top 10 words of wisdom – sayings Britons picked up in childhood and continue to use well into their older years.

  1. Practice makes perfect (63%)
  2. Treat others how you'd like to be treated (62%)
  3. If at first you don't succeed try, try and try again (54%)
  4. Manners cost nothing (52%)
  5. You can't judge a book by its cover (45%)
  6. Good things come to those who wait (47%)
  7. Two wrongs don't make a right (41%)
  8. It's not the winning, it's the taking part that counts (38%)
  9. Never say never (37%)
  10. There's no time like the present (34%)

Source: Poll by children's charity the NSPCC.

What do you think? Do you still use any words or wisdom or sayings you first picked up as a child? What’s the wisest piece of advice anyone’s ever given you? Post a comment below or on Twitter instead using #nsstatchat