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1 " A man who trusts everyone is a fool and a man who trusts no one is a fool. We are all fools if we live long enough. "
― Robert Jordan , Winter's Heart (The Wheel of Time, #9)
2 " You can never know everything, and part of what you know is always wrong. Perhaps even the most important part. A portion of wisdom lies in knowing that. A portion of courage lies in going on anyway. "
3 " Your body is only clothing. Your flesh will wither, but you are your heart and mind, and they do not change except to grow stronger. "
4 " I think the woman was born in Far Madding in a thunderstorm. She probably told the thunder to be quiet. It probably did. "
5 " Great captains earned their reputation not just for laying brilliant plans, but for still being able to find victory after those plans began to fall apart. "
6 " Well, if wishes were horses, beggars would ride. "
7 " You can never know everything,” Lan said quietly, “and part of what you know is always wrong. Perhaps even the most important part. A portion of wisdom lies in knowing that. A portion of courage lies in going on anyway. "
8 " You’d be surprised what my Asha’man would dare. "
9 " The seals that hold back night shall weaken, and in the heart of winter shall winter's heart be born amid the wailing of lamentations and the gnashing of teeth, for winter's heart shall ride a black horse, and the name of it is Death.-from The Karaethon Cycle: The Prophecies of the Dragon "
10 " Take what you want, and pay for it, the old saying went. "
11 " Stories have power. Gleemen's tales, and bards' epics, and rumors in the street alike. They stir passions, and change the way men see the world. "
12 " There was nothing a woman would not tell you if you kissed her enough. "
13 " Beauty flees,”[...]Will you no longer be you? Your body is only clothing. Your flesh will wither, but you are your heart and mind, and they do not change except to grow stronger. "
14 " A man who trusts everyone is a fool, Lews Therin said, and a man who trusts no one is a fool. We are all fools, if we live long enough. "
15 " She probably told the thunder to be quiet. It probably did. "
16 " It was a simple truth; the Creator made women so men would not find life too easy. "
17 " Tai’shar Manetheren,” he said softly. Nynaeve’s mouth fell open, then curled into a tremulous smile. Sudden tears glistened in her eyes as she spun to face him, her face joyous. He smiled back at her, and there was nothing cold in his eyes. Elayne "
18 " Battles can alter history. He did not sound pleased with it. The trouble is, sometimes you cannot say how history will be changed until it is too late. "
19 " Women lied to get a man into bed, and they lied worse once they had him there. "
20 " Most people were more willing to talk about fighting than to do it, especially against soldiers. "
