“The oak fought the wind and was broken, the willow bent when it must and survived.”
More from Robert Jordan on Wisdom
“Even fools say something worthwhile now and again. Even a blind pig finds an acorn sometimes.”
“Whether the bear beats the wolf or the wolf beats the bear, the rabbit always loses.”
“If your enemy offers you two targets, strike at a third.”
“A man who trusts everyone is a fool and a man who trusts no one is a fool. We are all fools if we live long enough.”
“If you don't know everything, you must go on with what you do know.”
Others on Wisdom
Sun Tzu
30 quotes“Do not swallow bait offered by the enemy. Do not interfere with an army that is returning home.”
Dalai Lama
22 quotes“Compassion is the radicalism of our time.”
Cervantes
20 quotes“A closed mouth catches no flies.”
Aesop
19 quotes“Little by little does the trick.”
Confucius
19 quotes“The gem cannot be polished without friction nor man perfected without trials.”
Ben Franklin
18 quotes“Be slow in choosing a friend, slower in changing.”
Napoleon
16 quotes“Ability is of little account without opportunity.”
Cicero
15 quotes“Great is the power of habit. It teaches us to bear fatigue and to despise wounds and pain.”
George Washington
14 quotes“Let your Discourse with Men of Business be Short and Comprehensive.”
Rudyard Kipling
14 quotes“I keep six honest serving men. (They taught me all I know) Their names are What and Why and When and How and Where and...”
Khalil Gibran
14 quotes“Perplexity is the beginning of knowledge.”
George R.R. Martin
14 quotes“This was how an enemy should be dealt with: with a dagger, not a declaration.”