Three things never trust in- The maiden sworn as pure, The vows a king has given, And an ambush that is sure.
The freedom to swing your fist ends at my nose.
Three things know a secret- First; the lady in a dream, The dog that barks no warning, And a maid that does not scream.
Of three things be wary- of a feather on a cat, The shepherd eating mutton, And a guardsman that is fat.
Three things see no end- A flower blighted ere it bloomed, A message that was wasted, And a journey that was doomed.
Three things never anger or you’ll not live for long; A wolf with cubs, A man with power, And a woman’s sense of wrong.
It isn’t wise to be rude to one’s mother. She knows everything about your childhood that is potentially embarassing.
Better watch out said a second voice from somewhere under the Beetle. Don’t park those two kraut cars too close together; it’s springtime, and they might decide to mate. then Charlie’ll be stuck with a garage full of little orange safety cones.
To treat a person like a carpet, it is necessary that one do the walking, and one allow himself to be walked on. – Shin’a’in saying.
If they projected the fact that they are dangerous any harder, there would be little puddles of “danger” on the floor around them. Look, it’s “danger”, don’t step in it!
She just dropped it and ran!!
Assume the attitude of prayer, and in time, the attitude will become prayer.
Truth and trust are the means by which civilization holds off barbarism.
Three things trust and cherish well- The horse on which you ride, The beast that guards and watches, And your shield-mate at your side.
Some must be warriors, that others may live in peace.
If I’m walking on thin ice, I might as well dance my way across.
A quaint conceit, don’t you think?
In a calm, clear voice, she suggested that the wyrsa in question could do several highly improbable, athletically difficult and possibly biologically impractical things involving its own mother, a few household implements, and a dead fish.
If you would rise, do so alone.
If he didn’t get out of here – right now – Harrier was either going to break into hysterical laughter or strangle somebody.