If you have let pride get the better of you, then you have already lost, but if you grab pride by the scruff of the neck and ride it like a stallion, then you may have already won.

“Does not happen!”

“Hay quienes afirman que en Ankh-Morpork una vida no vale nada. No pueden estar …”

“б) Коты не охотятся на тюленей. То есть они, конечно, охотились бы, если б знал…”

“Dogs are not like cats, who amusingly tolerate humans only until someone comes …”