True Allegiance Is Only Given Willingly.

A Crown Is A Pitiless Master, Harsher Than The Staff Of A Pig-keeper; While A Staff Bears Up, A Crown Weighs Down, Beyond The Strength Of Any Man To Wear It Lightly.

A Shade Of Sorrow Passed Over Taliesin's Face. 'there Are Those,' He Said Gently, 'who Must First Learn Loss, Despair, And Grief. Of All Paths To Wisdom, This Is The Cruelest And Longest. Are You One Who Must Follow Such A Way? This Even I Cannot Know. If You Are, Take Heart Nonetheless. Those Who Reach The End Do More Than Gain Wisdom. As Rough Wool Becomes Cloth, And Crude Clay A Vessel, So Do They Change And Fashion Wisdom For Others, And What They Give Back Is Greater Than What They Won.

If I Fret Over Tomorrow, I'll Have Little Joy Today.

If The Pull Of The Outside World Is Strong, There Is Also A Pull Towards The Human. The Cat May Disappear On Its Own Errands, But Sooner Or Later, It Returns Once Again For A Little While, To Greet Us With Its Own Type Of Love.

In The Race Of Men Is Much Greed And Envy; But Of Truth, Little.