“It is wise to avoid militants of all plumage, to trust only the fanatically unfanatic”
“Be fanatically positive and militantly optimistic. If something is not to your liking, change your liking.”
“The only real difference between a wise man and a fool, Moore knew, was that the wise man tended to make more serious mistakes—and only because no one trusted a fool with really crucial decisions; only the wise had the opportunity to lose battles, or nations.”
“The wise warrior avoids the battle.”
“I only assumed those dresses were costumes, based on the garish nature of the plumage.”
“The aim of the wise is not to secure pleasure, but to avoid pain.”