Stare at the profit and step in the pitfall - Chinese
“That which can be destroyed by the truth should be.” - Pat Hodgell
“When a man dies, it’s not only of his disease; he dies of his whole life.” -Charles Péguy
“Extraordinary claims require extraordinary evidence.” - Marcello Truzzi
“There is nothing noble about pain.” - Unknown
Never pass up a chance to go to the bathroom. This has served me well for many years.
When elephants fight, it is the grass that loses - African saying (attributed)
**Always cut cards **- Various, but I read it in Heinlein’s The Moon is a Harsh Mistress
Shared pain is lessened; Shared joyed is increased - Spider Robinson
Good Judgement comes from Experience; Experience comes from Bad Judgement - Old Indian saying (attributed)
The enemy of my enemy is my enemies enemy. No more. No less - Schlock Mercenary (and something our politicians should be made to memorize, IMHO).
From my father (on whom be peace): “No amount of staring ever turned a deuce into an ace.”
Except when it’s the last trump. 
You wouldn’t say that if you’d seen me in action with my propane weed torch.
“The fact that some geniuses were laughed at does not imply that all who are laughed at are geniuses. They laughed at Columbus, they laughed at Fulton, they laughed at the Wright brothers. But they also laughed at Bozo the Clown.” - Carl Sagan
In my memory, I came up with this, but I’m sure I read it somewhere and have simply forgotten where. I like it:
“Peace is not always quiet.”
Enjoy every sandwich - Warren Zevon
Ralph Waldo Emerson: I hate quotations. Tell me what you know.
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Spend less than you earn.
If a man takes drink, be sure his family will suffer, and vice-versa.
But, a knife always works.
This, too, shall pass.
You are half right. It belongs to Rick.
Not always. - Me
“Those who often quote others have no original thoughts of their own” Oscar Wilde
“More is not better. Better is better. You don’t need a bigger house; you need a different floor plan. You don’t need more stuff; you need stuff you’ll actually use.” - Alex Steffen
Most of the time, I would rather have one thing of good quality over lots of something of poor quality. - Me
You didn’t make it perfect, but better is better.
You cannot dip your toes into the same river twice. In some rivers, you wouldn’t want to.
Now that I’m older I’ve found this is true,
The thing that remains is the good that you do.
- Johnny Cash
(I don’t think he wrote those lyrics, but he sang them.)