“Then said I, Wisdom is better than strength:Nevertheless the poor woman’s wisdom is despised, and her words are not heard.The words of wise women are heard in quiet more than the cry of she that rules among fools.Wisdom is better than weapons of war: and hatred much good.If the spirit of the ruler rise up against you, leave not your place;For yielding pacifies great offences.There is an evil which I have seen under the sun, as an error which proceeds from the ruler:Folly is set in great dignity, and the rich sit in low places.”

− Anna Livia Plurabelle −