But what a man can do and what a man will do are two different things, he knew.

The man who fears losing has already lost.

The greatest fools are ofttimes more clever than the men who laugh at them.

The unseen enemy is always the most fearsome.

Fear cuts deeper than swords.

O medo corta mais profundamente do que as espadas.

Control your generosity when dealing with a chronic borrower.

A lion doesn't concern itself with the opinion of sheep.

A mind needs books as a sword needs a whetstone, if it is to keep its edge.

The brightest flame casts the darkest shadow.

We all need to be mocked from time to time, lest we take ourselves too seriously.

In real life, the hardest aspect of the battle between good and evil is determining which is which.

Laughter is poison to fear.

Once you’ve accepted your flaws, no one can use them against you.

A reader lives a thousand lives before he dies.

People often claim to hunger for truth, but seldom like the taste when it's served up.

The world is full of cravens who pretended to be heroes.

Don't hold your parents up to contempt. After all, you are their son, and it is just possible that you may take after them.

Enclosing every thin man, there's a fat man demanding elbow-room.