The Axiom 'Honest men have nothing to fear from the police' is currently under review by the Axioms Review Board. (MA)
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‘You can’t cross the same river twice, Archchancellor,’ he said.
Ridcully stared at him. ‘Why not? This is a bridge.’ (LL) '... a lie can run round the world before the truth has got its boots on ...' (TT)
‘It’s just a walk in the park!’
‘You mean people are going to mug us and steal all our money and kick us viciously in the ribs?’ said Rincewind. (LH) 'Give a man a fire and he’s warm for a day, but set fire to him and he’s warm for the rest of his life.' (J)
Sticks and stones may break my bones, he thought. He was vaguely aware that there was a second half to the saying, but he’d never bothered because the first half always occupied all his attention. (IT)
'They say a little knowledge is a dangerous thing, but it is not one half so bad as a lot of ignorance.' (ER)
'Early to rise, early to bed, makes a man healthy, wealthy and dead…' (LF)
It is said that the hour brings forth the man. He was the kind of man that is brought forth by devious and unpleasant hours ... (P)
'They do say if it’s summa cum laude, then the living is easy - ' (LF)
‘I am not losing my hair!’ snapped the Dean. ‘It is just very finely spaced.’
‘Half on your head and half on your hairbrush,’ said the Lecturer of Recent Runes. ‘No sense in bein’ bashful about goin’ bald, said Ridcully evenly. ‘Anyway, you know what they say about bald men, Dean.’ ‘Yes, they say, “Look at him, he’s got no hair,”’ said the Lecturer of Recent Runes. (H) There’s a saying that all roads lead to Ankh-Morpork, greatest of Discworld cities.
At least there’s a saying that there’s a saying that all roads lead to Ankh-Morpork. And it’s wrong. All roads lead away from Ankh-Morpork, but sometimes people just walk along them the wrong way. (MP) |
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