Respect is a thing earned and not demanded.
Prudence is for those who intend to live long lives.
Perhaps you humans do have short lives, but you do so much with them, always jumping around, always so hasty. And you have the whole world to do it in.
Only a fool thinks a lion or a woman can truly be tamed.
Only a battle lost is sadder than a battle won.
One more dance along the razor’s edge finished. Almost dead yesterday, maybe dead tomorrow, but alive, gloriously alive, today.
On the heights, all paths are paved with daggers.[Old Seanchan saying]
Often you don’t know whether a woman is friend, enemy or lover until it is too late. Sometimes, she is all three.
No man can walk so long in the Shadow that he cannot come again to the Light.
Never think I have abandoned you. When the sun shines on you, it is my smile. When you hear the breeze stir through the apple blossoms, it is my whisper that I love you. My love is yours forever.
Never make a plan without knowing as much as you can of the enemy. Never be afraid to change your plans when you receive new information. Never believe you know everything.
Most people were more willing to talk about fighting than to do it, especially against soldiers.
