When you knew you were going to hang, the only thing to do was grin at the noose.
When you ask questions, then you have to hear the answers whether you want to or not.
When the fishmongers are all buying at the same price, you can bet they were all drinking at the same inn last night.
Truth almost always did come out in the end, but by the end, truth was often so wrapped around with rumors and speculation and absolute lies that most people never did believe it.
The innocent died along with the guilty. And if you did nothing, then only the innocent died.
Taking responsibility drained all the joy out of life and dried a man to dust.
Sometimes, pain is all that lets you know you’re alive.
Sometimes you had to laugh if only to keep from crying.
Life is a dream, and everyone wakes eventually.
If your enemy offers you two targets… Strike at a third.
If you tried to solve every problem yourself, you ended by solving none.
A useful maxim: two rarities combined call for close attention.
