Rules of Life


Just because you've beaten a sorcerer, doesn't mean you've beaten a sorcerer.
-Toth-A-Amon

Those not present are always wrong.
-Destouches

Just because something doesn't do what you planned it to do doesn't mean it's useless.
-T. Edison

Joint undertakings stand a better chance if they benefit both sides.
-Euripides

If a man insisted always on being serious and never allowed himself a bit of fun or relaxation, he would go mad or become unstable without knowing it.
-Herodotus

Be not angry that you cannot make others as you wish them to be, since you cannot make yourself as you wish to be.
-Themo a Kempis

Sometimes luck isn't enough.
-L. Luciano

Where the lion's skin will not reach, you must patch it out with the fox's.
-Plutarch

Be cheerful while you are alive.
-Ptahhathe

Nothing is so wretched or foolish as to anticipate misfortunes. What madness is it to be expecting evil before it comes.
-Seneca

Doing the best thing right away is much better than doing the second best thing after much hesitation. I didn't say it was easier, mind. Just better.
-Walter Slovotsky

Health hint for the travellor: Don't throw rocks at guys with guns.
-Walter Slovotsky

Lying, like eating, can be overdone.
-Walter Slovotsky

Slovotsky's Law #31: Get scared right away. Avoid the rush.
-Walter Slovotsky

There just isn't pleasing some people The trick is to stop trying.
-Walter Slovotsky

Those who fight and run away/Live to run away another day.
-Walter Slovotsky

A little help at the right time is better than a lot of help at the wrong time.
-Teuye

One finds many companions for food and drink, but for serious business a man's companions are very few.
-Theodinis

It's not enough that we're busy; so are the ants. The question is: What are we busy about?
-Henry David Thoreau

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