Books are like bound dreams waiting to be released 
What good is a secret if it remains a secret ... Secrets are meant to be discovered ... 
Hate engenders loneliness and despair 
The heart's capacity to love is infinite 
There is no honor in cruelty. 
It is the heart that has been pierced that feels the most. 
Old habits die hard, especially for soldiers. 
True kindness ennobles the giver 
Some things are worth the wait. A little suspense heightens the pleasure. 
Do not bother yourself with what ifs 
Desperation makes men fearless 
It is not triumph which defines a man, but tragedy. Triumph always brings out the best in men, but tragedy shows us what we are made of. 
Life is like the sea. Its tides and currents sometimes take a man to distant shores that he never dreamed existed 
Joy is much sweeter for having known sorrow; and triumph for having tasted defeat. 
There is no treasure like the human heart. 
Pride is an expensive vice, for it is wedded to Greed whose hunger is never sated 
It is not always the motives behind an action that make it noble. Sometimes it is as simple as the action itself. 
What is courage without risk ... It wouldn't really be courage, would it? 
There are no easy paths in this life. And when troubles arise, we must face them with the same dignity as we do success. 
Darkness gives free rein to the mind's worst imaginings 
Sometimes you just have to trust your instincts; it may be all you have to trust. 
Suffering is the fire by which love is tested. 
Even in prosperous times the living robbed the dead 
Blood was the mortar that cemented the kingdom 
What good is a smooth tongue without sharp teeth? 
Life is the great teacher. An unforgiving task master at times. Its lessons are not easily forgotten 
True beauty cannot fail to move the beholder 
There is no place for innocence on the battlefield. 
If you are busy pleasing everyone, you are not being true to yourself 
Sometimes misfortune brings opportunity 
It is the dirt within men's hearts that is most offensive; the filth you cannot see. 