... a warrior could not avoid pain and grief but only the indulging in them

If you were a warrior, you would know that the worst thing one can do is confront human beings directly.

Power rests on the kind of knowledge one holds. What is the sense of knowing things that are useless?

... a warrior knows that he cannot change, and yet he makes it his business to try to change, even though he knows that he won't be able to. That's the only advantage a warrior has over the average man. The warrior is never disappointed when he fails to change.

Man lives only to learn. And if he learns it is because it is the nature of his lot, for good or bad.

To achieve the mood of a warrior is not a simple matter. It is a revolution. To regard the lion and the water rats and our fellow men as equals is a magnificent act of a warrior's spirit. It takes power to do that.

Malicious acts are performed by people for personal gain … Sorcerers, though, have an ulterior purpose for their acts, which has nothing to do with personal gain. The fact that they enjoy their acts does not count as gain. Rather, it is a condition of their character. The average man acts only if there is a chance for profit. Warriors say they act not for profit but for the spirit.