Do not weep do not wax indignant. Understand.
Without hard work, nothing grows but weeds.
Be thine own palace, or the world's thy jail.
Be kind whenever possible. It is always possible.
After a storm comes a calm.
Problems are not stop signs, they are guidelines.
Never complain and never explain.
Begin to be now what you will be hereafter.
Who seeks shall find.
If you think you can do it, you can.
Your political reputation affects how likely allies are to trust you, and what kind of deals they'll offer at the negotiating table. There's also some emotional response in there, so factions do bear grudges. Just like the real thing.