Quotes
There is a savage beast in every man, and when you hand that man a sword or spear and send him forth to war, that beast stirs.
Wars need not be fought until the last drop of blood.
"They're our horses."
"Meaning you stole them yourselves, is that it? War makes thieves of many honest folk."
I've won every battle, yet somehow I'm losing the war.
They had numbers, but the Night's Watch had discipline, and in battle discipline beats numbers nine times out of ten, his father had once said.
Some battles are won with swords and spears, others with quills and ravens.
In formal battle, discipline is more important than courage.
Send two hundred wolves against ten thousand sheep, ser, and see what happens.
That was the way of war. The smallfolk were slaughtered, while the highborn were held for ransom.
"My first rule of war, Cat—never give the enemy his wish."
It is no good hammering your sword into a plowshare if you must forge it again on the morrow.
No nation is truly defeated which retains its spiritual self-possession. No nation is truly victorious which does not emerge soul unstained.
p. 14
