New Go Proverbs thread

shapenaji · #1

These are always fun, I'll start:

"Don't leave a flaming house alone, set your neighbor's on fire too"

Stable · #2

St. George never cared about the size of the dragon.

shapenaji · #3

Here's a combo Jie Li + Takemiya Masaki:

"Play the moves you want to play, unless you're being broadcast, in which case, play the moves which will earn you the least ire from the kibitzers"

EDIT:
hmm, I should convert this to proverb format:

hbar/2 <= ideas*kibitz

Joaz Banbeck · #4

Random moves reveal nothing.

Chew Terr · #5

Dead monkeys can't jump.

BaghwanB · #6

Finish your basement before knocking down your neighbor's houses.

Bruce "Lao Who?" Young

xed_over · #7

Chew Terr wrote:

Dead monkeys can't jump.

LOL

I still remember the first time I pulled a monkey jump on an unsuspecting opponent (we were both beginners). I forgot that my main group was already dead.

dfan · #8

I remember telling a 10k who was flailing around with a dead group making it heavier and heavier instead of trying to connect to the outside: "If you see a drowning man, throw him a rope, not an anchor."

Tyson2011 · #9

dont go fishing when your house is on fire

L.G.Hail · **#10**

Don't let (your opponents)dead stones become zombies.

runaway · **#11**

I heard that wild hares are so dangerous that they can easily kill foxes and lynxes when they pounce, so I decided to make a new go proverb.
"Be careful! Made hares can fight back, so hide it the bushes like a lynx."

It means that you should consider doing multipurpose moves that attack while making territory, and if the opponent tenuki's then BAM! So maybe it needs some editing, what do you guys think?

Mosdefgo · **#12**

I think I'll try one:
Dont get into a kicking contest until youre ready to be kicked back.

This is kinda weak i know but Ill probably think of a new one soon. :lol:

RedStick · **#13**

How About

When cutting,
trust your thickness

Phelan · **#14**

"Adding starch to your stones does not beget thicker moves."

Kirby · **#15**

Think. Play the best move. Repeat.

Biondy · **#16**

Don't listen to Lady Gaga when you're playing serious game. :p

Violence · **#17**

Men with one foot in the grave have nothing to lose.

(Beware of the aji from dead stones)

mdobbins · **#18**

Biondy wrote:

Don't listen to Lady Gaga when you're playing serious game. :p

Don't watch Lady GaGa while....

shapenaji · **#19**

Less is

dfan · **#20**

One that's worked for me: "If you don't know where to play, pretend you're three stones stronger."

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