Leave it better than you found it

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Dear all, it would be great if I could get your help with this assignment.

I was asked at work to think up some sign to post in a break room, training room etc. The intended message would be:" we would like to find this room next time in a more beautiful condition, so please cooperate".

I suggested that there is a common saying which says "Leave a place as you wish to find it". We can modify it to "Leave it better than you have found it", I said, but ..... I found that they prefer something more ... something a little fancier.

Any ideas...? Any comment would be very much appreciated! Thanks a lot, as always

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AlpheccaStars · Accepted Answer

You could quote the advice and wisdom from the book
"ALL I REALLY NEED TO KNOW I LEARNED IN KINDERGARTEN" by Robert Fulghum.

Put things back where you found them.
Clean up your own mess.
Don't take things that aren't yours.

Feathers · Answer

Thanks AS. Personally I didn't like that book actually. You like it?

Anyway I keep on looking for a nice, impressive sign.

AlpheccaStars · Answer

Well, I liked the book's message

Good luck! It's hard to impress pigs....

Feathers · Answer

I liked the chapter where he describes the way he enjoys Beethoven's Ninth.

Pigs...? Oh I am not that sarcastic

)) Besides that sign is for my American coworkers. I respect them very, very much.

How about this one..... "Fresh clean room is one of life's small joys". The message is similar

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Thanks for your reply, AS.

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