the wolf may fight the bear but the rabbit always looses
The oak fought the wind and was broken, the willow bent when it must and survived.
If you have a sword, and the Aielman has his bare hands, it is an even fight. If you're good.
Loial, son of Arent, son of Halen, had secretly always wanted to be hasty.
Always plan for the worst, child; that way, all your surprises will be pleasant ones.
Bound by the Oath against lying, Aes Sedai had carried the halftruth, the quarter-truth and the implication to arts.