Proverbs From The Game Of Go

Proverbs from the game of Go :

General proverbs on go:
Go is like life.
Life is like go.
If you don't understand ladders then don't play Go.
Learn joseki and lose two stones; study joseki and gain four stones.

General strategic maxims:
If your opponent has secured all four corners then you have lost.
If you have secured all four corners then you have lost.
Ponnuki in sente is worth 30 points.
Attach to the strong group to attack the weak group.
In a fight, contact plays strengthen the underdog.
Don't play 1, 2, 3---Just play 3.
You only have one weak group. Your other weak groups are dead.
Keep your stones connected.
Separate your opponent's stones.

General tactical maxims :
There is death in the hane.
Hane at the head of two stones.
Hane at the head of three stones.
Strange things happen at the 1-2 points.
Play in the centre of a symmetrical formation.
Your enemy's key point is your own key point.
In a semeai capture the ko on the final play.
Learn the Eye-stealing tesuji.
Atari, atari - vulgar play.
Don't make empty triangles.
Don't make dangos.
Strike at the waist of the knight's move.
Don't peep at both sides of a bamboo joint.
Don't peep at a cutting point.
Never try to cut bamboo joints.
The monkey jump is worth 8 points.
Add a second stone to one on the third line then abandon both.

Specific tactical situations:
On the second line eight stones live but six stones die.
In the corner six stones live but four stones die.
On the third line, four will die but six will live.
An eye of six points in a rectangle is alive.
For rectangular six in the corner to live, liberties are necessary.
The comb formation is alive.
The Carpenter's square becomes ko.
The weak Carpenter's square is dead.

Colorado River above Hance Rapid (top)
Tanner Canyon sidewall (middle)
from Grandview Trail (below)