Great Throughts Treasury

"An iron peace is better than a golden war."

"Anarchy -- it's not the law, it's just a good idea."

"An old mare rides as well as young filly."

"Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from bad karma."

"Anything free is worth what you pay for it."

"Any corporation will do things too dumb for a person to do. Any government will do things too dumb for a corporation to do. The older and bigger a corporation gets, the more it resembles a government."

"Autocracy is based on the assumption that one man is wiser than a million. Who decides?"

"Anything not nailed down is a cat toy."

"Beauty will not season soup."

"As wanton and immoral as an priest in a nunnery."

"As long as there are women and booze, there can be no secrets."

"Before you borrow money from a friend, decide which you need more."

"Beautifully decorated plate won't feed anyone."

"Being ignorant of law is no excuse."

"Being disorganized makes every day a little like Christmas."

"Avoid making irrevocable decisions while tired or hungry."

"Better is one lady than four widows."

"Better late than never."

"Better no doctor at all than three."

"Better to be occasionally cheated than constantly suspicious."

"Better to be paying the baker than the chemist."

"Both the cross and the gallows are made of wood."

"Capitalism is the exploitation of man by man."

"Better to remain silent and be thought a fool than to speak out and remove all doubt."

"Beware of altruism. It is based on self-deception, the root of all evil."

"Black as the Devil, sweet as a stolen kiss."

"Cats know your every thought. They don't care, but they know."

"Caught between a rock and a hard place."

"Cheap, fast, good. Pick two."

"Change is inevitable, except from a vending machine."

"Climate is what you expect. Weather is what you get."

"Consciousness: that annoying time between naps."

"Did hogs feed here or did Lithuanians have a feast here?"

"Common sense is the collection of prejudices acquired by age eighteen."

"Courage is the complement of fear. A man who is fearless cannot be courageous. He is also a fool."

"Diplomacy is thinking twice before saying nothing."

"Creditors have better memories than debtors."

"Cracow wasn't built at once."

"Cover me. I'm changing lanes."

"Democracy is based on the assumption that a million people are wiser than one."

"Do it. It's easier to get forgiveness than permission."

"Do not handicap your children by making their lives easy."

"Don't count your chickens before they hatch."

"Don't be humble; you're not that great."

"Do not push the river, it will flow by itself."

"Do not reprimand the alien, do not praise your own."

"Don't talk about others, they won't talk about you."

"Don't divide the fur on the bear."

"Don't flirt. Hit me with a clue-by-four."

"Don't praise the day before sunset."