Well, I kinda stole this idea from the Relaxall board, but oh well.

A Maxim is a phrase, usually only a sentence or two long, that is used to sum up a situation in general terms. One many internet familiar people might know is "Do not feed the trolls" as this answer can be applied to just about every situation involving someone getting their ass trolled off.

So, in this thread, post you favorite maxims. They can be on any topic, and can be any length, through the best ones are always short

I will start with two.

"The person who chases two rabbits, catches neither." An old Russian saying I found in a Dostoyevsky book.

"Stupidity is when a person is unable, or unwilling to acknowledge or admit their given ignorance." that one is all Deady baby

Now you go.

If they're crawling, they're already in the right position.

Never trust a person wearing sunglasses.

'Life's a journey, not a destination' - an aerosmith lyric, but i somehow doubt the drug addled steven tyler came up with it.

also deady - i don't get the sunglasses one. Or is it some kind of metaphor for people hiding their true personality?

Nope, it just means that if you can't look a person in the eye, don't trust them with anything important. It's kind of a rule I made for myself after years of encountering shifty/fake drug dealers and wanna be rock stars. Idk, to me people use them as something to hide behind more than something to shield their eyes....so actually yes your guess is pretty close, its just not a metaphor :P

lol, no, there are corny bits of wordplay.

Regarding women...Though most women I know would be pissed to hear this.

"A key that can open a large number of locks is called a master key. However, a lock that opens for any key is just a shitty lock." Anon.

nice