Any feeling; intuition is often undervalued in spite of the myriad ways it can be just as important as knowledge or deduction. That could be a Paleblood motto, but... someone who's got a way with words would probably need to retool it and make it a bit catchier.

[He thoughtfully considers the seahorse.]

I don't prefer one over the other, but it's interesting that you do. Do you feel anything negative toward the matriarchal figure? Contempt or fear, perhaps?