Proverbs of the Gaming Age

While I was skimming though Bartlett's Quotes, I noticed quite a few proverbs and sayings which could use a little bit of updating to make them relevant in our time. Although many of these are specific to City of Heroes, there is actually something in here for every gamer. Enjoy!



Faultline was not rebuilt in a day.
A fool and his influence are soon parted.
All good teams must come to an end.
All roads lead to Steel Canyon.
Judge a book not by its cover, but by the Madness Mage who levitates it.
History is written by the developers.
Influence saved is influence earned.
The developer giveth and the developer taketh away.
Late to bed and early to rise makes a man healthy, wealthy and level 50.
All that glitters is not a badge marker.
It's no use to lock the SG storage after the enhancements are stolen.
Curiosity killed the Stalker.
XP is the best teacher.
Tankers rush in where blasters fear to tread.
It's no use crying over XP debt.
Let sleeping Igneous lie.
The early bird catches the plesiosaur.
All power corrupts, but we need it to power our computers.
XP delayed is XP denied.
Any mission you can walk away from is a good one.
Speak not of my debt unless you mean to exemplar me.
Pwn me once, shame on you. Pwn me twice, shame on me.
Hope for the best, but prepare for the arch-villain.
Rather than trying to find the right Tank, try being the right Blaster.
Live today, for tomorrow it will all be nerfed.
All the treasure in the world is worthless, unless your base has salvage racks.
Badge missions neglected can never be recovered.
Some men cannot see the Council base for all the Council.
Prestige is the root of all evil.
He who buys enhancements he does not need steals from himself.
Don't think there are no Banished Pantheon just because the water is calm.
Tears will get you sympathy. Sweat will get you XP.
Better the AV you know than the AV you don't know.
Charity begins in Atlas Park.
All's fair in love and PvP.
Every Warwolf has its day.
Look before you Combat Jump.
One man's junk is another man's salvage.
Time and the Paladin build wait for no one.
All that glitters is not Alchemical Gold.
A bad player always blames his mouse.
If you have never had a bad mission, how will you know when you are having a good mission?
There is never a right way to shoot the wrong mob.
No amount of darkness can hide a spark of Shiva radiation.
Against griefers, the devs themselves contend in vain.
A crumb from a winner's mission is better than a feast from a loser's mission.
A friend is one who knows who you are, understands where you have been, accepts what you become, and still invites you to teams.
After all is said and done, there's still the police scanner.