Piratical Proverbs - Let's cross Zen with Arghhh

[DaveL]

YArrrrr...

Here be a chance to write some piraty scripture and poetry. Give us you most inspired thoughts Piraty style. Pearls of Wisdom shall be written here.

Ok O'ill go first:

"Blessed be the Pirate with thy Bobcat excavator. For thy rivals buried treasure shall not remain buried for very long"

[Pachyderm]

Confucius he say:

"Pirate with fully automatic, self-loading cannons rule the waves"

"Never trust a pirate with a metal peg, for he will put peg-worms in your boots."

"Blessed be he who avoids the Stoo"

"A cutlass in the hand is worth two in the hold"

[anthrobabe]

Judge a pirate by his cutlass and rather than by his/her hygeine.
with apologies to Voltaire

All good pirates remember to pillage- before they burn---

Loot can't buy a pirate happiness- but can buy a ship large enough to go out and get even more loot.

[Pachyderm]

You can lead a pirate to water, but you cannot make him drink.

[DaveL]

Confusious once say.

Wise is the Pirate who bears Vitamin C Tablets, or has a Fruit Cold Storage Facility aboard their ship.

[Pachyderm]

Confusious he say:

"When cows all lie down facing the same direction, pirate is out of his element."

"Moss always grows on the north side of treetrunks. This handy when drawing treasure map."

"The sea is always greener on the other side of the island."

[DaveL]

A wise old sea dog once said:

'It is better to have Arrrgghh-ed once, that to never have Arghhh-ed at all.'

[Opsa]

You can lead a pirate to water, but you cannot make him drink.

But lead ye a Pirate to a cask o' rum and he will drink it dry.

[goat starer]

we should put these in a book. a good title might be...

Zen and the Arghhh of Monastical Maintenance

[Opsa]

Love it! Here are some Zen sayings to paraphrase: http://www.astrostar.com/zen.htm


To be a pirate of wisdom one needs to be like ale: light and fluid.

[Griffin NoName]

Ne'er cross a pirate.

[Bluenose]

Ancient Piratical proverb:

He who has the cutlass gets the treasure.

[goat starer]

[DaveL]

'Many Pirate Brownie points shall be gained by those brandishing Harper Perennial book covers'

[DaveL]

'Seek the treasure close to home. For there are many dubloons to be found. Especially if you've got holes in yer pocket'