Thought without reason is worthless. Reason without force is worthless. Force without thought or reason is worse than useless. Reason without thought is nonsense. And a hot dog without mustard is just questionably animal byproduct. Never take yourself too seriously, or others might.
When you are strong, appear weak. When weak, appear strong. When faced with insurmountable odds, book it.
Never drink out of the bottle with the skull and crossbones on it. It probably won't have happy results.
The hero doesn't get the girl, in fact he gets shot. The bad guy wins. He rules the world with an iron fist, and is only deposed when his son kills him and takes the job. Any other happy fantasies you'd like me to dispel?