"Fail with honor rather than succeed by fraud."

The Gungan General, Season 1


As sad as the ending of the Clone Wars had been for him, as well as for so many other people, Obi-Wan Kenobi knew that this moral was true about everyone who served in the Clone Wars. While he himself did not feel very honorable, Padmé had fought with honor in the Senate, and though she failed in the end and lost the will to live, she was honest and faithful to her values to the end. The same could be said about poor Satine and silly Jar Jar Binks. Palpatine had succeeded at getting what he wanted, but with the ultimate fraud, and many in the war, like Nahdar Vebb, Barriss Offee, and Pong Krell, had attempted to succeed, but with the fraud of corruption that was ever present in the Jedi Order.


As he thought about this, Obi-Wan offered a silent wish to the Force:

"Thank goodness for people who honorably fail to achieve good things, like Padmé, Satine, Jar Jar, and Master Yoda. And may the Force forgive such people who fell from grace because of corruption and a misguided path, especially Nahdar and Barriss, just to name a few. I have faith the Force will forgive."


"Always remember this: to honestly and sincerely fail at something great is far better than to dishonestly achieve it with cunning and hypocrisy."