Never speak of defeat before battle.

Laughter is poison to fear.

Give me honorable enemies rather than ambitious ones, and I'll sleep more easily by night.

Even a hedge knight has his honor.

All the world knew that a maester forged his silver link when he learned the art of healing—but the world preferred to forget that men who knew how to heal also knew how to kill.

Fat men take a cushion with them wherever they go.