Your dad was a wise man.
In my country there is a saying: "Graveyards are full of pedestrians that had the right of way".
“You have the right of way but you can be dead right.”
My fathers different but related saying:
Better to be late than dead on time.
“You have the right of way but you can be dead right.”
My fathers different but related saying:
Better to be late than dead on time.