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"Don't whistle while you're pissing." ---Hagbard Celine - Illuminatus by Robert Anton Wilson
My personal favorite is (and I'm probably messing it up because it's been 30 years...):
If there were more bloody noses, there'd be fewer wars.
When I read that, I was finally able to reconcile my pacifist upbringing with the reality I was observing.