Here you will find wise words. Whether mine or another's, these words are wise. Pay attention to them, and they will serve you well.
To start off the list, some
Excerpts from the Notebooks of Lazurus Long:
Certainly the game is rigged. Don't let that stop you; if you don't bet, ou can't win.
Always listen to experts. They'll tell you what can't be done, and why. Then do it.
Get a shot off fast. This upsets him long enough to let you make your second shot perfect.
There is no conclusive evidence of life after death. But there is no evidence of any sort against it. Soon enough you will know. So why fret about it?
If it can't be expressed in figures, it is not science; it is opinion.
A fake fortuneteller can be tolerated. But an authentic soothsayer should be shot on sight. Cassandra did not get half the kicking around she deserved.
A "pacifist male" is a contradiction of terms. Most selfdescribed "pacifists" are not pacific; they simply assume false colors. When the wind changes, they hoist the Jolly Roger.
A generation which ignores history has no past–and no future.
What a wonderful world it is that has girls in it!
Small change can often be found under seat cushions.
History does not record anywhere at any time a religion that has any rational basis. Religion is a crutch for people not strong enough to stand up to the unknown without help. But, like dandruff, most people do have a religion and spend time and money on it and seem to derive considerable pleasure from fiddling with it.
It's amazing how much "mature wisdom" resembles being too tired.
Of all teh strange "crimes" that human beings have legislated out of nothing, "blasphemy" is the most amazing–with "obscenity" and "indecent exposure" fighting it out for second and third place.
All men are created unequal.
Money is a powerful aphrodisiac. But flowers work almost as well.
A brute kills for pleasure. A fool kills from hate.
When the need arises–and it does–you must be able to shoot your own dog. Don't farm it out–that doesn't make it nice, it makes it worse.
One man's theology is another man's belly laugh.
Sex should be friendly. Otherwise stick to mechanical toys; it's more sanitary.
Men rarely (if ever) manage to dream up a god superior to themselves. Most gods have the manners and morals of a spoiled child.
Little girls, like butterflies, need no excuse.
You can have peace. Or you can have freedom. Don't ever count on having both at once.
An elephant: A mouse built to government specifications.
A woman is not property, and husbands who think otherwise are living in a dreamworld.
Beware altruism. It is based on self-deception, the root of all evil.
Dear, don't bore him with trivia or burden him with your mistakes. The happiest way to deal with a man is never to tell him anything he does not need to know.
Thou shalt remember the Eleventh Commandment and keep it Wholly.
There is no such thing as "social gambling." Either you are there to cut the other bloke's heart out and eat it–or you're a sucker. If you dion't like this choice–don't gamble.
You live and learn. Or you don't live long.
Rub her feet.
Never crowd youngsters about their private affairs–sex especially. When they are growing up, they are nerve ends all over, and resent (quite properly) any invasion of their privacy. Oh, sure, they'll make mistakes–but that's their business, notyours. (You made your own mistakes, did you not?)
Never underestimate the power of human stupidity.
