215 quotes
A man’s word must be as good as an oath sworn beneath the Light or it was no good at all.
New Spring (2004)
Jump in a hole without looking, and there’ll be a snake in it every time.
The Great Hunt (1990)
Always plan for the worst, child; that way, all your surprises will be pleasant ones.
The Dragon Reborn (1991)
It is better to guide people than try to hammer them into a line.
The Shadow Rising (1992)
When there are fish heads and blood in the water, you don’t need to see the silverpike to know they are there.
The Dragon Reborn (1991)
To fight the raven you may make alliance with the serpent until the battle is done.
Knife of Dreams (2005)
Once you decide to gut a fish, there’s no use waiting till it rots.
The Dragon Reborn (1991)
But as the old saying went, "If wishes were wings, pigs would fly."
In wars, boy, fools kill other fools for foolish causes.
The Eye of the World (1990)
Anger narrowed the vision and made for foolish choices.
New Spring (2004)
What could not be changed must be endured.
New Spring (2004)
Any fool knows men and women think differently at times, but the biggest difference is this. Men forget, but never forgive; women forgive, but never forget.
The Dragon Reborn (1991)
You cannot tell a man he has the power to make the earth shake, then expect him to walk small.
Lord of Chaos (1994)
Fall in love with a man, and you end up doing laundry, even if it does belong to another man.
The Fires of Heaven (1993)
An Aes Sedai never lies, but the truth she speaks, may not be the truth you think you hear.
The Eye of the World (1990)
The Wheel of Time and the wheel of a man's life turn alike without pity or mercy.
Lord of Chaos (1994)
There's no time for winking at the men when you're busy bailing the boat.
The Shadow Rising (1992)
A man should never give promises in bed.
Knife of Dreams (2005)
The Wheel of Time turns, and Ages come and pass, leaving memories that become legend. Legend fades to myth, and even myth is long forgotten when the Age that gave it birth comes again.
The Eye of the World (1990)
There is an old saying here in the Borderlands: "Better to have one woman on your side than ten men."
The Great Hunt (1990)