Terry Pratchett Quotes

It's like Samson and Delilah: watch your back, because trouble could be the person you're sleeping with.

Do not fall asleep in your enemy's dream.

For every hand extended another lies in wait. Keep your eye on that one girl...anticipate.

Do not put your trust in rivers, men who carry weapons, beasts with claws or horns, women, and members of a royal family.

Don't forgive and never forget; Do unto others before they do unto you; and third and most importantly, keep your eye on your friends, because your enemies will take care of themselves!

Take heede of still waters, the quick passe away.

From the biography of Freud, by Irving Stone, said by Freud's fiance after he teased her for being sweet, "Beware of truly sweet people. They have will of iron.

And some that smile have in their hearts, I fear, millions of mischiefs.

All are keeping a sharp look-out in front, but none suspects that the danger may be creeping up from behind.

It is the enemy whom we do not suspect who is the most dangerous.

There's an old saying in Tennessee — I know it's in Texas, probably in Tennessee — that says, fool me once, shame on — shame on you. Fool me — you can't get fooled again.

In the midst of the disguises and artifices that reign among men, it is only attention and vigilance that can save us from surprises.

Be careful what you show the world. You never know when the wolf is watching.

Like everybody and trust no one.

Light-heartedness always made Soames suspicious - there was generally some reason for it.

The best defence against bullshit is vigilance. So if you smell something, say something.

Clowntime is over Time to take cover While others just talk and talk Somebody's watching where the others don't walk.

Smaug certainly looked asleep, almost dead and dark, with scarcely a snore more than a whiff of unseen steam, when Bilbo peeped once more from the entrance. He was just about to step out onto the floor when he caught a sudden thin ray of red from under the drooping lid of Smaug's left eye. He was only pretending to sleep! He was watching the tunnel entrance!

When a woman says she will obey you, of her own will, it is time to sleep lightly and watch your back.

Eric walks toward me, and I back away by instinct. I try not to be afraid of him, but I know how smart he is and that if I’m not careful he’ll notice that I keep staring at her, and that will be my undoing.

People who wish to numb our caution in dealing with them by means of flattery are employing a dangerous expedient, like a sleeping draught, which, if it does not put us to sleep, keeps us all the more awake.

Never assume the other guy will never do something you would never do.

Always look for the fool in the deal. If you don't find one, it's you.

We should view our government the way we should a friendly, cuddly lion. Just because he's friendly and cuddly shouldn't blind us to the fact that he's still got teeth and claws.