Freebsd Fortunes 7

You cannot choose your battlefield, the gods do that for you.
But you can plant a standard where a standard never flew.
                -- Nathalia Crane

You cannot have a science without measurement.
                -- R. W. Hamming

You cannot kill time without injuring eternity.

You cannot propel yourself forward by patting yourself on the back.

You cannot see the wood for the trees.
                -- John Heywood

You cannot shake hands with a clenched fist.
                -- Indira Gandhi

You cannot use your friends and have them too.

You can't break eggs without making an omelet.

You can't carve your way to success without cutting remarks.

You can't cheat an honest man, never give
a sucker an even break or smarten up a chump.
                -- W.C. Fields