The best way to avoid trouble is to make sure no one wants to trouble you.
Never gamble without knowing a back way out.
Come to think of it, an Aes Sedai would probably follow a man off a cliff, too, if only to explain to him - in detail - all the things he was doing incorrectly in the way he went about killing himself.
He doesn't know what to make of me," Mat said softly. "How very uncommon. I can't think of anyone else who has reacted that way to you, Mat.
The only way was forward, whatever lay at the end.
The only way to live is to die. I must die. I deserve only death.
She’s not for you, nor you for her; at least, not in the way you both want.
Always plan for the worst, child, that way all your surprises are pleasant ones.
The way back will come but once. Be steadfast.