Anyone who loudly proclaims "I am the king" can never be a true king.

Don't just fight in the North or the South. Always imagine every battle in your mind, where everyone is both your enemy and your friend, and all possible events happen simultaneously. That way, nothing will take you by surprise, and everything that happens will be something you've already imagined.

A wise man once said that you should never believe something just because you want it to be true.

If you control someone's interests, you control their expectations, and thus their actions.

If they're all lies, shouldn't we try to stay away from them? But we can't.

That's because most jokes are lies, and you're single - minded in your pursuit of the truth.

Waste time winning love, and in the end, you'll be the most beloved dead man.

A man who does not keep his word is no man at all.

Love doesn't happen suddenly. Feelings build up over time, little by little.

Tears are not the only weapon a woman has. The best one is between her legs.

The only way to keep the small folk loyal is to make sure they fear you more than they fear your enemies. 

When ambition fails, people like to blame the devil.

There are no shadows in the dark. Shadows are servants of the light, children of fire.

Good deeds do not cancel out bad, nor do bad deeds erase good.

There is no creature on earth half so terrifying as a truly just man.

You wear your honor like a suit of armor. You think it keeps you safe, but all it does is weigh you down and make it hard for you to move.

My mind is my weapon. My brother has his sword, King Robert has his warhammer, and I have my mind... And a mind needs books as a sword needs a whetstone, if it is to keep its edge.

A ruler who hides behind paid executioners soon forgets what death is.

The more people you love, the weaker you are.

A mind needs books as a sword needs a whetstone if it is to keep its edge.