The Wizard's First Rule: People are stupid; given proper motivation almost anyone will believe almost anything.

Even a foolish old woman like me knows that lazy people don't think for themselves; they only think about themselves.

Kahlan ambled toward the door. "Well, my breasts aren't as large as yours Berdine." She slowed as she passed Raina. "I think Raina's hands would fit mine better.

History is rarely made by reasonable men.

Pity for the guilty is treason to the innocent.

There is no such thing as pure good or pure evil, least of all in people. In the best of us there are thoughts or deeds that are wicked, and in the worst of us, at least some virtue. An adversary is not one who does loathsome acts for their own sake. He always has a reason that to him is justification. My cat eats mice. Does that make him bad? I don't think so, and the cat doesn't think so, but I would bet the mice have a different opinion.

Nothing gained without cost is valued. Freedom has a cost, and all will bear it so all will value and preserve it.