I am the King's Fool. He is the King-In-Wating. Let him wait.
Nothing takes the heart out of a man more than the expectation of failure.
Every writer knows a lot more about their characters and story than actually makes it onto the page.
Life is not a race to restore a past situation. Nor does one have to hurry to meet the future. Seeing how things change is what makes life interesting.
You can be the dead fish. I'll be the old stick
One must plan for the future and anticipate the future without fearing the future.