Code of Honour

• Under every suit there’s a hunter with a spear. Feed him and he’ll stay out of your way.
• When there’s shooting in the room, it’s the bystanders who get hit.
• Serious talk comes after lunch. Only the devil does deals on an empty stomach.
• Before you judge a man, ask how much is left in his tank.
• First comes the fright, then the reason why.
• A man steers by the picture, not by his actions. Find out which picture he’s fixing.
• You can’t argue with a set point. You can only change it.
• Nobody fights over what he thinks is settled.
• A riverbed beats a sermon.
• A fight that started in front of an audience gets settled on the street without one.
• Rewiring a head takes a year. Don’t expect it by Friday.
• The label goes on in an instant. Check it isn’t just a TV aerial.
• Play the conversation out in your head from both sides.
• Where little is said, much is read into it. Speak plainer than people are used to.
• The event is what it is. The story you tell about it is your choice.
• A wad of cash on Sunday beats prison some other day.
• All self-control has a bottom. Don’t go looking for it unless you must.
• Take the grappa off the table instead of arguing with it every day.
• The people you love shouldn’t get your leftovers.
• A man backed into a corner doesn’t act sensibly. He acts desperately.
• A frightened mind sees nothing but the threat. Don’t decide in fear.
• A thousand is a statistic. Show them the mountain.
• Nine revolvers under the pillow won’t buy you one quiet night.
• Twelve identical visits tell you nothing. The thirteenth, the different one, tells you everything.
• Ask not only who came, but who’s missing from his usual spot.