♬ But I could show my prowess, be a lion, not a mo-use, if I only had the noive! ♬
s5e23 “Blaze of Glory”
General Martok lays down a little wisdom after Nog stands up for himself.
samus12345, 
I took this as meaning “Unlike me, some people are stupid assholes with something to prove. Watch out for them!”
ummthatguy, 
Sure, but I’d like to think of it more as “It’s important to stand your ground, but also read the room.”
samus12345, Yeah, “read the room” is a more succinct way of putting it!
NielsBohron, 
if I only had the nerve noive
FTFY.
ummthatguy, That’s also how I read it. Fixed.
FlyingSquid, 
TotallyNotSpez, This will forever be one of my favourite Star Trek scenes of all time.
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