SysIII/usr/games/lib/fortunes

Some men are discovered; others are found out.
Words must be weighed, not counted.
By failing to prepare, you are preparing to fail.
He who spends a storm beneath a tree, takes life with a grain of TNT.
You attempt things that you do not even plan because of your extreme stupidity.
Brain fried -- Core dumped
Take care of the luxuries and the necessities will take care of themselves.
Words are the voice of the heart.
Your mind understands what you have been taught; your heart, what is true.
A king's castle is his home.
He who has a shady past knows that nice guys finish last.
The universe is laughing behind your back.
The best prophet of the future is the past.
It is a poor judge who cannot award a prize.
Even the boldest zebra fears the hungry lion.
Money will say more in one moment than the most eloquent lover can in years.
Money may buy friendship but money can not buy love.
Might as well be frank, monsieur. It would take a miracle to get you out of Casablanca.
Creditors have much better memories than debtors.
Many pages make a thick book.
Every purchase has its price.
Do not underestimate the power of the Force.
New UNIX/TS manuals available in 2F-101.
You will step on the night soil of many countries.
Mind your own business, Spock. I'm sick of your half-breed interference.
He who invents adages for others to peruse takes along rowboat when going on cruise.
Of all forms of caution, caution in love is the most fatal.
If you suspect a man, don't employ him.
The Tree of Learning bears the noblest fruit, but noble fruit tastes bad.
Stop searching forever. Happiness is unattainable.
Remember, UNIX spelled backwards is XINU.
A man who fishes for marlin in ponds will put his money in Etruscan bonds.
Beware of a tall dark man with a spoon up his nose.
A good memory does not equal pale ink.
How sharper than a hound's tooth it is to have a thankless serpent.
You dialed 5483
It's later than you think.
Mistakes are oft the stepping stones to failure.
It's not reality that's important, but how you perceive things.
Promptness is its own reward, if one lives by the clock instead of the sword.
Like winter snow on summer lawn, time past is time gone.
Far duller than a serpent's tooth it is to spend a quiet youth.
Let not the sands of time get in your lunch.
The attacker must vanquish; the defender need only survive.
Standing on head makes smile of frown, but rest of face also upside down.
Deprive a mirror of its silver and even the Czar won't see his face.
Man's horizons are bounded by his vision.
To criticize the incompetent is easy; it is more difficult to criticize the competent.
He who has imagination without learning has wings but no feet.
Men seldom show dimples to girls who have pimples.
Troglodytism does not necessarily imply a low cultural level.
You cannot kill time without injuring eternity.
As goatherd learns his trade by goat, so writer learns his trade by wrote.
One man tells a falsehood, a hundred repeat it as true.
Crazee Edeee, his prices are INSANE!!!
It is better to wear out than to rust out.
Don't get stuck in a closet -- wear yourself out.
When the wind is great, bow before it; when the wind is heavy, yield to it.
The wise shepherd never trusts his flock to a smiling wolf.
It is the wise bird who builds his nest in a tree.
How you look depends on where you go.
A plucked goose doesn't lay golden eggs.
They just buzzed and buzzed.....buzzed.
A man who turns green has eschewed protein.
Put not your trust in money, but put your money in trust.
Even a hawk is an eagle among crows.
Even the smallest candle burns brighter in the dark.
People who take cat naps don't usually sleep in a cat's cradle.
A truly wise man never plays leapfrog with a Unicorn.
Do not clog intellect's sluices with bits of knowledge of questionable uses.
Let him who takes the Plunge remember to return it by Tuesday.
Try to divide your time evenly to keep others happy.
You have mail.
You do not have mail.
His heart was yours from the first moment that you met.
Sin has many tools, but a lie is the handle which fits them all.
Let a fool hold his tongue and he will pass for a sage.
With clothes the new are best, with friends the old are best.
He is truly wise who gains wisdom from another's mishap.
Beware of a dark-haired man with a loud tie.
Today is the last day of your life so far.
Flee at once, all is discovered.
Man who falls in vat of molten optical glass makes spectacle of self.
Go directly to jail.  Do not pass Go, do not collect $200.
For a good time, call 8367-3100.
Those who can, do; those who can't, simulate.
God does not play dice.
This fortune is inoperative.  Please try another.
Laugh, and the world ignores you.  Crying doesn't help either.
No amount of genius can overcome a preoccupation with detail.
You will feel hungry again in another hour.
You now have Asian Flu.
God made the integers; all else is the work of Man.
Disk crisis, please clean up!
Everything you know is wrong!
You auto buy now.
Many are called, few are chosen.  Fewer still get to do the choosing.
Try the Moo Shu Pork.  It is especially good today.
Many are cold, but few are frozen.
The early worm gets the bird.
He who hesitates is sometimes saved.
Time is nature's way of making sure that everything doesn't happen at once.
The future isn't what it used to be. (It never was.)
I think we're all Bozos on this bus.
Can't open /usr/lib/fortunes.
If God had wanted you to go around nude, He would have given you bigger hands.
It is better to have loved and lost than just to have lost.
A journey of a thousand miles begins with a cash advance from Sam.
Disk crunch - please clean up.
Center meeting at 4 pm in 2C-543
I will never lie to you.
Spock: We suffered 23 casualties in that attack, Captain.
Your computer account is overdrawn.  Please reauthorize.
1 bulls, 3 cows
It's hard to get ivory in Africa, but in Alabama the Tuscaloosa.
Waste not, get your budget cut next year.
Old MacDonald had an agricultural real estate tax abatement.
Snow Day - stay home.
Save gas, don't eat beans.
All that glitters has a high refractive index.
Ignore previous fortune.
When in doubt, lead trump.
23. ...  r-q1
unix soit qui mal y pense
Even a cabbage may look at a king.
Honi soit la vache qui rit.
No directory.
Watch out where them huskies go; don't you eat that yellow snow.
One Bell System - it works.
One Bell System - it sometimes works.
* UNIX is a Trademark of Bell Laboratories.
chess tonight
External Security:
What this country needs is a good five cent microcomputer.
Peters hungry, time to eat lunch.
Phone call for cbh.
MOUNT TAPE U1439 ON B3, NO RING
A foolish consistency is the hobgoblin of little minds.
IOT trap -- core dumped
IOT trap -- mos dumped
/usr/news/gotcha
Rotten wood can not be carved - Confucius (Analects, Book 5, Ch. 9)
System going down at 1:45 this afternoon for disk crashing.
: is not an identifier
Quantity is no substitute for quality, but its the only one we've got.
Misfortunes arrive on wings and leave on foot.
Oh, don't the days seem lank and long, when all goes right and nothing goes wrong.
Sailors in ships, sail on! Even while we died, others rode out the storm.
And I alone am returned to wag the tail.
Save yourself!  Reboot in 5 seconds!
Vests are to suits as seat-belts are to cars.
Continental Life. Why do you ask?
Password:
Reality is for people who can't deal with drugs.
There's no room in the drug world for amateurs
It is better to have loved and lost -- much better.
An idle mind is worth two in the bush.
Department meeting in 3 minutes.
Cannot fork -- try again.
Who are you?
Try `stty 0' -- it works much better.
Who is W. O. Baker, and why is he saying those terrible things about me?
Losing your drivers' license is just God's way of saying "BOOGA, BOOGA!"
I wouldn't marry her with a ten foot pole.
Paranoia doesn't mean the whole world really isn't out to get you.
I like work; it fascinates me; I can sit and look at it for hours.
I must have slipped a disk; my pack hurts.
If at first you don't succeed, quit; don't be a nut about success.
Is this really happening?
Your supervisor is thinking about you.
Been Transferred Lately?
There's got to be more to life than compile-and-go.
Don't worry so loud, your roommate can't think.
People who think they know everything greatly annoy us who do.
May the bluebird of happiness twiddle your bits.
It's hard to be humble when you're perfect.
If you have to think twice about it, you're wrong.
If you ask how much it is, you can't afford it.
Rainy days and Mondays always get me down.
Never give an inch!
Don't force it, use a bigger hammer.
Many are called, few volunteer.
There is a fly on your nose.
With/Without - and who'll deny it's what the fighting's all about?
Fritter and waste the hours in an offhand way.
Im free - and freedom tastes of reality.
Memory fault -- Where am I?
One Bell System - it used to work before they installed the Dimension!
Save gas, don't use the shell.
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