Two hands. One to destroy, the other to save. Which had he lost?

Well, I can admire stubbornness in a man. There is little to a man who's too easily biddable.

Violence harms the one who does it as much as the one who receives it. You could cut down a tree with an axe. The axe does violence to the tree, and escapes unharmed. Is that how you see it? Wood is soft compared to steel, but the sharp steel is dulled as it chops, and the sap of the tree will rust and pit it. The mighty axe does violence to the helpless tree, and is harmed by it. So it is with men, though the harm is in the spirit.

The wheel weaves as the wheel wills

If you ask the lion to protect from from wolves, you have only chosen to end in one belly instead of another.

We are always more afraid than we wish to be, but we can always be braver than we expect.

Has anyone ever told you that you should wear a hat? It would fit the missing eye quite well.' -Kathana to Mat