...once students have been taught that learning is tedious, difficult, and useless, they will never learn another lesson.

Regrets are useless, " the Fool replied. "All you can do is start from where you are.

There are always choices. But sometimes there are no good ones.

When you cut pieces out of the truth to avoid looking like a fool you end up looking like a moron instead.

You're not who he expected you to be; that doesn't mean you aren't somebody. Nor are you perfect. Stop using every mistake you make as an excuse to fail completely.

What is a secret? It is much more than knowledge shared with only a few, or perhaps only one another. It is power. It is a bond. It is a sign of deep trust, or the darkest threat possible.
There is power in the keeping of a secret, and power in the revelation of a secret. Sometimes it takes a very wise man to discern which is the path to greater power.
All men desirous of power should become collectors of secrets. There is no secret too small to be valuable. All men value their own secrets far above those of others. A scullery maid may be willing to betray a prince before allowing the name of her secret lover to be told.