Lini's sayings

Lini Eltring is known for having a saying for almost every situation. These are often recalled by Elayne and Morgase, who were nursed by Lini in their childhoods.
==Sayings==
Saying 	Book	Theme
"Do not cut off your ears because you do not like your earrings." 	 	Stubbornness
"A weeping woman is a bucket with no bottom." 	 	Weeping
"You could weave silk from pig bristles before you could make a man anything but a man." 	 	Men
"Poke the meekest dog too often and he will bite." 	 	Caution
"A man is a man, on a throne or in a pigsty." 	 	Men
"A shoat squealing under a fence just attracts the fox, when it should be trying to run." 	 	Resignation
"Not thinking about a thorn doesn't make it hurt your foot less." 	 	Stubbornness
"A fool puts her hand into a hollow tree without finding out what's inside first." 	 	Caution
"If you don't look for snakes, you cannot complain when one bites you." 	 	Caution
"A fool puts a burr under the saddle before she rides." 	 	Stubbornness
"A gnarled old branch dulls the blade that severs a sapling" 	 	Age
"Better to face the bear than run from it." 	 	Procrastination
"You should not be displaying wares you do not mean to sell." 	 	Men
"Dragging feet never finish a journey." 	 	Procrastination
"'Should' and 'would' build not bridges." 	 	Resignation
"You cannot hold the sun down at dawn." 	 	Resignation
"Even a queen stubs her toe, but a wise woman watches the path." 	 	Caution
"An open sack hides nothing, and an open door hides little, but an open man is surely hiding something." 	 	Men
"Waiting turns men into bears in a barn, and women into cats in a sack." 	 	Patience
"To know two, you must first know one." 	 	Knowledge
"'Wish' and 'want' trip the feet, but 'is' makes the path smoother." 	 	Resignation
"There's no point letting honey age too long before you eat it." 	 	Procrastination
"A young lion charges quickest, and when you least expect it." 	 	Caution
"It's too late to change your mind after you've jumped off the cliff." 	 	Caution
"A slow horse does not always reach the end of the journey." 	 	Procrastination
"The right medicine always tastes bitter. Most of all for a child who throws a sulky tantrum." 	 	Arrogance
"What can't be changed must be endured." 	 	Resignation
"The pike does not ask the frog's permission before dining." 	 	Caution
"What you need is not always what you want." 	 	Arrogance
On swearing: "The sign of a slow mind and a dull wit" 	 	Swearing
"Fools only listen to themselves." 	 	Arrogance
"Men keep sticking their hands in the fire thinking this time it will not burn." 	 	Men
"The blindest are those who keep their eyes shut." 	 	Arrogance
"Only fools kiss hornets or bite fire." 	 	Caution
"Peel the apple in your hand, girl, not the one on the tree." 	 	Resignation
"Kittens tangle your yarn, men tangle your wits, and it's simple as breathing for both." 	 	Men
"Tears are for after; they just waste time before." 	 	Weeping
"When a woman plays the fool, look for the man." 	 	Men
"It's one of the things men are for, taking the blame. They usually deserve it, even if you don't know exactly how."	 	Men
"You can do whatever you wish, child. So long as you're willing to pay the price." 	 	Responsibility
"No knife is sharper than a sister's hate." 	 	Friendship
"A fool abandons friends, and gives up silver for shiny brass." 	 	Friendship
"Three things annoy to distraction: a tooth that aches, a shoe that pinches and a man that chatters." 	 	Men
"A secret spoken finds wings." 	 	Caution
"Be sure of yourself, girl, but not too sure" 	 	Arrogance
"It isn't the stone you see that trips you on your nose." 	 	Caution
"Sup from too many dishes, and you deserve a bellyache that'll split you open." 	 	Food
"A full stomach at midday makes for a dull head in the afternoon." 	 	Food
"You count your plums in the basket, not on the tree." 	 	Resignation
"When you ask questions, then you have to hear the answers whether you want to or not." 	 	Arrogance
"Always plan ahead, but worry too hard over next year and you can trip over tomorrow." 	 	Caution
"You can never put the honey back in the comb." 	 	Caution
"You can't know another woman's reasons until you've worn her dress for a year." 	 	Friendship
"Anyone who allows two roosters in the same barnyard deserves the ruckus they get." 	 	Caution
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