You Broke My Cliche!

[Imitation Saccharin]

This thread is for the best refutation of common phrases, sayings, etc., that you've seen. Discussion is welcome on those who disagree with someone else's refutation.

If you build a better mouse trap, the world will beat a path to your door
-Ralph Waldo Emerson

People who like mice don't buy mousetraps
-Anonymous


To laugh often and much; to win the respect of intelligent people. To gain the affection of children; to learn the appreciation of honest critics. To endure the betrayal of false friends; to appreciate beauty. To find the best in others; to leave the world a bit better.
To know one life has breathed easier because you lived.
This is to have succeeded
-Ralph Waldo Emerson

But why would I want to do a thing like that? I chose not to choose life. I chose somethin' else. And the reasons? There are no reasons. Who needs reasons when you've got heroin?
-Trainspotting

 

[Anarchemitis]

You mean like 'The Cake is a Lie' and Chuck Norris Jokes?

 

[black lincon]

"Almost every wise saying has an opposite one, no less wise, to balance it." George Santayana

 

[Imitation Saccharin]

"Almost every wise saying has an opposite one, no less wise, to balance it." George Santayana

Freaking no-true-Scotsman.

 

[black lincon]

"Almost every wise saying has an opposite one, no less wise, to balance it." George Santayana

Freaking no-true-Scotsman.

yes i believe you've been beaten to the punch by that Scotsmen. I noticed it too in the quotes; "nothing in life is free", and "the best things in life are free." then when looking up quotes I found that one and yelled, "DAM YOU GEORGE SANTAYANA!"

 

[Imitation Saccharin]

yes i believe you've been beaten to the punch by that Scotsmen. I noticed it too in the quotes; "nothing in life is free", and "the best things in life are free." then when looking up quotes I found that one and yelled, "DAM YOU GEORGE SANTAYANA!"

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/No_true_Scotsman

His statement is undisprovable, as he can always say it wasn't a "wise" phrase or else it wouldn't have had a complete counter.

 

[black lincon]

yes i believe you've been beaten to the punch by that Scotsmen. I noticed it too in the quotes; "nothing in life is free", and "the best things in life are free." then when looking up quotes I found that one and yelled, "DAM YOU GEORGE SANTAYANA!"

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/No_true_Scotsman

His statement is undisprovable, as he can always say it wasn't a "wise" phrase or else it wouldn't have had a counter.

I guess I learned something today. However, I still think it kind of sums up your topic seeing as, "I quote others only in order the better to express myself." Michel de Montaigne

 

[Imitation Saccharin]

I guess I learned something today. However, I still think it kind of sums up your topic seeing as, "I quote others only in order the better to express myself." Michel de Montaigne

I don't mean to establish two such correct but opposite sayings. Only to have a common heuristic disproven in a particularly humorous or noteworthy style.