Bad writers have influences. Good writers steal.
Leading means running fast enough to keep ahead of your people.
A fighter should not think only of his shete, just because he has a shete in his hand. Everything is a weapon in the warrior's mind.
And the first king was a lucky soldier.
You can learn by listening, or by getting whacked between the eyes with a two-by-four. I always found listening easier.
Nothing's free and only the cheaper things can be bought with money.