Sons Of Anarchy: 20 Best Lines
17. "You Have No Friends, No Loved Ones, Just Pluses And Minuses."
"The most obvious was forgiveness. If I was wronged by anyone, in or out of the club, I had to be compensated by money or blood. There was no turning the other cheek. When relationships become a ledger of profit and loss, you have no friends, no loved ones, just pluses and minuses. You are absolutely alone." - John Teller (From "Smite", Season Two Episode Five)
Jax's old man had no small amount of wisdom to pass on. One can only imagine that, had he not been splattered over the highway, he might have given even more philosophical musings than could be found in that posthumous manuscript his son was always pouring over. This little quote was especially apposite for what would come later.