Question of the Day

"How often it is that the angry man rages denial of what his inner self is telling him." -- Collected Sayings of Muad'Dib, Dune.

"The bigger the smile, the sharper the knife." -- Ferengi Rule of Acquisition #48, Star Trek.

"The one beside you is yourself." -- Dalek proverb, Doctor Who.

"Understanding is a three-edged sword." -- Vorlon saying, Babylon 5.

What are your favorite proverbs from science fiction?

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"You have attributed conditions to villainy that simply result from stupidity."
— Robert A. Heinlein (The Green Hills of Earth)

"The most preposterous notion that Homo sapiens has ever dreamed up is that the Lord God of Creation, Shaper and Ruler of all the Universes, wants the saccharine adoration of His creatures, can be swayed by their prayers, and becomes petulant if He does not receive this flattery. Yet this absurd fantasy, without a shred of evidence to bolster it, pays all the expenses of the oldest, largest, and least productive industry in all history."
— Robert A. Heinlein

and my personal favorite-
"The supreme irony of life is that hardly anyone gets out of it alive."
— Robert A. Heinlein
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Trust no one.
- Deep Throat, X-Files

Information is ammunition
- Adam Steiner, Battletech Animated Series

Fate protects fools, little children, and ships named Enterprise.
- William Riker, Star Trek TNG
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