“I always say, better ask forgiveness than permission.”

“It's better to ask forgiveness than permission.- Brom”

“It is better to ask for an apology than to ask for permission.”

“Always it is thus with my new students, and especially with the human ones; the mind is the last muscle they train or use, and the one that they regard the least. Ask them about swordplay and they can list every blow from a duel a month old, but ask them to solve a problem or make a coherent statement and... well, I would be lucky to get more than a blank stare in return.”

“Never ask an elf for help; they might decide your better off dead, eh?”

“It’s better to be sworn to an honest fool than to a lying scholar”

“It is better to be taught to think critically than to be told on what to believe.”