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They say a little knowledge is a dangerous thing, but it's not one half so bad as a lot of ignorance.

They say a little knowledge is a dangerous thing, but it's not one half so bad as a lot of ignorance.

Terry Pratchett
Funny, Learning, Ignorance
Terry Pratchett (2009). “Equal Rites: (Discworld Novel 3)”, Random House

Time is a drug. Too much of it kills you.

Terry Pratchett
Science, Drug, Too Much
Terry Pratchett (2008). “Small Gods: (Discworld Novel 13)”, p.12, Random House

Ultimately, there is the freedom to take the consequences.

Terry Pratchett
Consequence

I don't think I've drunk enough beer to understand that.

Terry Pratchett
Drinking, Beer, Thinking
Terry Pratchett (1998). “The Last Continent: A Discworld Novel”, Harpercollins

Always be wary of any helpful item that weighs less than its operating manual.

Terry Pratchett
Helpful, Discworld, Manuals
Terry Pratchett (2009). “Jingo: (Discworld Novel 21)”, p.255, Random House

Let grammar, punctuation, and spelling into your life! Even the most energetic and wonderful mess has to be turned into sentences.

Terry Pratchett
Writing, Punctuation, Wonderful

Some shadows are so long, they arrive before the light.

Terry Pratchett
Light, Long, Shadow
Terry Pratchett (2009). “Soul Music: (Discworld Novel 16)”, p.423, Random House

The entire universe has been neatly divided into things to (a) mate with, (b) eat, (c) run away from, and (d) rocks.

Terry Pratchett
Funny, Running, Rocks
"Terry Pratchett in quotes: 15 of the best". www.theguardian.com. March 12, 2015.

You're not allowed to call them dinosaurs any more," said Yo-less. "It's speciesist. You have to call them pre-petroleum persons.

Terry Pratchett
Dinosaurs, Said, Political Correctness

The fastest way to travel is to be there already.

Terry Pratchett
Travel, Way
"Soul Music". Book by Terry Pratchett, 1994.

Don't be smart. Smart is only a polished version of dumb. Try intelligence. It will surely see you through.

Terry Pratchett
Smart, Dumb, Trying
Terry Pratchett (2009). “Unseen Academicals: (Discworld Novel 37)”, p.159, Random House

Assassins did have a certain code, after all. It was dishonorable to kill someone if you weren't being paid.

Terry Pratchett
Assassins, Certain, Code

The harder I work, the luckier I become.

Terry Pratchett
Positive, Work, Inspirational Life

You need to believe in things that aren't true. How else can they become?

Terry Pratchett
Believe, Needs, Discworld
Terry Pratchett (2008). “Hogfather: (Discworld Novel 20)”, p.409, Random House

Stories of imagination tend to upset those without one.

Terry Pratchett
Reading, Imagination, Upset
FaceBook post by Terry Pratchett from Dec 07, 2016

Imagination, not intelligence, made us human.

Terry Pratchett
Imagination, Made, Small Gods
Foreword to "The Ultimate Encyclopedia of Fantasy" by David Pringle, 1998.

Fear is a strange soil. It grows obedience like corn, which grow in straight lines to make weeding easier. But sometimes it grows the potatoes of defiance, which flourish underground.

Terry Pratchett
Weed, Fear, Lines

A bad hunter chases. A good hunter waits.

Terry Pratchett
Waiting, Hunters

Only in our dreams are we free. The rest of the time we need wages.

Terry Pratchett
Dream, Needs, Wages
Terry Pratchett (2008). “Wyrd Sisters: (Discworld Novel 6)”, p.270, Random House

Just because things are obvious doesn't mean they're true.

Terry Pratchett
Mean, Obvious
Terry Pratchett (2008). “Wyrd Sisters: (Discworld Novel 6)”, p.37, Random House

Everything makes sense a bit at a time. But when you try to think of it all at once, it comes out wrong.

Terry Pratchett
Thinking, Trying, Make Sense
"Only You Can Save Mankind". Book by Terry Pratchett, 1992.

There is always time for another last minute

Terry Pratchett
Lasts, Minutes, Last Minute

If per capita was a problem, decapita could be arranged.

Terry Pratchett
Problem, Dark Humor, Ifs
"Reaper Man". Book by Terry Pratchett, 1991.

I’m a witch. It’s what we do. When it’s nobody else’s business, it’s my business.

Terry Pratchett
Witch
"Cover designs for Terry Pratchett's final Discworld novel The Shepherd's Crown revealed" by Alison Flood, www.theguardian.com. June 08, 2015.

Gods don't like people not doing much work. People who aren't busy all the time might start to think.

Terry Pratchett
Thinking, People, Might
"Small Gods". Book by ‎Terry Pratchett, 1992.

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