The Borribles/Quotes

Selections from The Borrible Book of Proverbs

That which falls off a lorry belongs to he who follows the lorry.

That which is found has never been lost.

It is impossible to lose that which does not belong to you.

No name earns itself.

Remember today and forget tomorrow.

A Borrible who has no tricks is no Borrible. (German Borribles)

If you're my friend, follow me round the bend.

Fruit of the barrow is enough for a Borrible.

Never stand behind a door when there's someone coming through the other side. (Tooting)

It is sad to pass through life without one good Adventure.

It is better to die young than to be caught.

It is madness to quarrel with a madman.

Bad times need jokes though never so bad.

The shadow cast by a Wendle is twice as long as his body.

—Quoted in The Borribles

To keep a bad promise does not make it good.

One good name is enough if the name is good enough.

The only gift given to a Borrible is the one he takes.

If a Borrible don't look alive, he's very soon dead.

There's a time for fingers crossed and mouths shut.

The Borrible who doesn't quarrel is no Borrible.

—Quoted in The Borribles Go For Broke

A Borrible who does not live like a Borrible is not a Borrible.

Better a day without grub than a life without ears.

The Borrible who ain't suspicious long ain't long a Borrible.

Dead-ends tend to get you dead, in the end.

Nothing is nowhere near as good as a feast.

The Borrible who keeps his head down keeps his ears on.

If they won't let you fight a fair fight, don't fight fair.

Don't scratch where it don't itch.

Anyone who's that good can't be that good. (Wendle)

There's no meeting without leaving.

If "almost" was "everything", fruit would grow on lamp-posts.

A Borrible who lets grass grow under his feet will soon have it growing over his head.

Never trust anyone until you have to, and then not much.

—Quoted in The Borribles: Across The Dark Metropolis