manual of the warrior of light III

a warrior of light needs both patience and speed

the two worst strategic mistakes to make are acting prematurely and letting an oppurtunity slip: to avoid this, the warrior treats each situation as if it were unique and never resorts to formulae, recipes or other people's opinions.

the Caliph Moauiyat asked Omar Ben Al-Aas the secret of his great political skills:

'i never get involved in something without having first worked out my retreat; then again, i have never gone into a situation and immediately wanted to run straight out again,' came the answer.