Better To Die Than To Live In

I've Never Been Helpless, I Just Have Powerful Enemies

A Person Must Earn Enlightenment, Eragon. It Is Not Handed Down To You By Others, Regardless Of How Revered They Be.

Root Of A Tree, Fruit Of A Vine, Let Me Pass By This Blood Of Mine.

Always It Is Thus With My New Students, And Especially With The Human Ones; The Mind Is The Last Muscle They Train Or Use, And The One That They Regard The Least. Ask Them About Swordplay And They Can List Every Blow From A Duel A Month Old, But Ask Them To Solve A Problem Or Make A Coherent Statement And... Well, I Would Be Lucky To Get More Than A Blank Stare In Return.

Moderation Is A Wiser Policy Than Zealotry