Destiny's Forge-A Man-Kzin War Novel

WISDOM OF THE CONSERVERS

Grasp all, seize nothing.

Plan with care, act with courage.

There is nothing impossible to a willing mind.

A scribe is judged by words, a warrior by deeds.

Fair weather follows the storm as night the day.

Rise with the Hunter's Moon and sleep with a full belly.

Hunger leads the hunt.

A poor craftsman carries poor tools.

Lead speech with thought.

Idle time is wasted life.

Even the grlor fear the v'pren.

If you host a warrior, you host his pride.

Boldness makes Heroes, caution makes warriors, both make victory.

Better wise than strong.

Only the scribe can fill his belly with words.

A puddle is a strezka's [beetle's] ocean.

If you want no kstel [large slothlike scavenger] in your house, build it with a small door.

If the hunter gnaws bones, what does he bring home to the pride?

The teller's cloak makes no difference to the tale.

The warrior's first victory is over fear.

The best proverb holds no wisdom for a fool.

The Traveler's Moon will be home before the traveler tonight.

A wise Patriarch seeks wise counsel.

Education cures ignorance, but nothing cures a fool.

No sword is sharper than honor.

The noble earns hatred through envy, the outcast through contempt.

Only a fool does not learn from his own mistakes, but it is a wise [sentient] who learns from someone else's.

Test the water with one foot only.

A wise leader serves first his warriors.

Only a fool stalks tuskvor.

Anyone can catch grashi in mating season.

Rain falls the same on noble and outcast.

Kits are life's reward.

Stalk not the hunter on his home ground.

Sleep is the brother of death.

No thief may steal honor, nor wear it if he did.

When honor and shame balance on a needle, who holds the needle?

He who fights with his mind carries few scars.