Pride is always a better lever against the nobility than reason.
There are two sure ways to lose a friend, one is to borrow, the other to lend.
If you are going to impose your will on the world, you must have control over what you believe.
It's my belief that you should never show your work to anyone in the publishing world until it shines like a diamond. Rough drafts don't shine, as a rule. Mine certainly didn't. That's why I was rejected for years and years.
You are not wise enough to fear me as I should be feared.
You lack the requisite spine and testicular fortitude to study under me.