There are times when those who don't understand the scope of other's troubles, like Wise Ole Pops, try to give advice based on old cliches.
Like one shoe size doesn't fit all, Wise Ole Pops didn't take into account that old worn out cliches are never substitutes for giving the right advice by understanding the "whole picture" of the situation.
Advice from "Wise Old Pops" usually comes in the form of throwing a cliche out there like throwing shit on a wall to see it sticks...as can be seen in the picture.
In the conclusion of this situation, Wise Old Pops got the neighbor boy on the page of, "Aww, edjookation ain't fer nuthing but eggheads anyway".
"By golly, there's a cliche for everything...I got a shitload of em".