You do not beg the sun for mercy. -Maud'dib's Travail from The Stilgar Commentary - Frank Herbert

One learns from books and example only that certain things can be done. Actual learning requires that you do those things.

Sad? Nonsense! Parting with friends is a sadness. A place is only a place.

Bureaucracy destroys initiative. There is little that bureaucrats hate more than innovation, especially innovation that produces better results than the old routines. Improvements always make those at the top of the heap look inept. Who enjoys appearing inept?