S.L. Coelho Quotes
When we marry, we are authorized to take possession of the other person, body and soul.
We must eat three meals a day, even if we're not hungry, and when we fail to fit the current ideal of beauty we must fast, even if we're starving.
Our children must follow in our footsteps; after all, we are older and know about the world.
We must never make our parents sad, even if this means giving up everything that makes us happy.
We must study things we will never use, but which someone told us were important to know.
People who are different are dangerous; they belong to another tribe; they want our lands and our women.
Love is only a small thing, enough for one person, and any suggestion that the heart might be larger than this is considered perverse.
We must do jobs we detest because we are part of an organized society, and if everyone did what they wanted to do, the world would come to a standstill.
We must be amusing at all times and sneer at those who express their real feelings; it's dangerous for a tribe to allow its members to show their feelings.
We must buy jewelry; it identifies us with our tribe, just as body piercing identifies those of a different tribe.
Like the fighter, the Warrior is aware of his own immense strength; he never fights with anyone who does not deserve the honor of combat.
He remembers the five rules of combat set down by Chuan Tzu - faith, companions, time, space and strategy.
The Warrior of the Light never forgets the old saying: The good little goat doesn't bleat.
To engage in any activity, the warrior needs to know what to expect, how to achieve the objective and whether or not he is capable of carrying out the proposed task.
