What Can't Be Changed Must Be Endured.

Never Gamble Without Knowing A Back Way Out.

The Pike Does Not Ask The Frog's Permission Before Dining.

A Wise Ruler Takes Advice, But Should Never Be Seen To Take It. Let Them Think You Know More Than You Do. It Will Not Harm Them, And It Will Help You.

The Nobles And The Noble Houses Maneuver For Advantage. They Do Things They Think Will Help Them, Or Hurt And Enemy, Or Both. Usually, It's All Done In Secrecy, Or If Not, They Try To Make It Seem As If They're Doing Something Other Than What They Are.

I Think That Quite Often You Can Only Find A Choice Between Bad And Worse. But I Think It's Worth Making The Effort, And I Like To Expose My Characters To That Sort Of Situation.