I ask leave to defend your roof and your hold. Sleep well and wake. May you find shade and water this day. Death comes for us all, we can only choose how to face it when it comes. A man caught between his wife and a Wise Woman often wishes for a dozen old enemies to fight instead.
Greed kills more men than steel.
When you choose the fight, you must take the consequences, win or lose. If you plan for the worst, all surprises are pleasant. If a Maiden loves you, you cannot escape her, however you run. If you ask the lion to protect you from wolves, you have only chosen to end in one belly instead of another. A Myrddraal has less cunning than a woman, and a Trolloc fights with more honour.