I agree. Theyre not literal in he context she says them. Instead of simply telling someone they're being stupid like some characters would, they make you think, and once youve started thinking about something rather than just hear it, youre more willing to take the advice

1) Moiraine is Elayne's aunt (but not Rand's)

 

2) Galad is brother to BOTH Elayne and Rand, but Elayne and Rand are NOT directly related.

 

3) Galad---Lord Captain Commander of the Childred of the Light---is the nephew of an Aes Sedai

 

4) Luc---Rand's uncle---kills Rand's father.

Luc joins with Isam, who is Lan's cousin.

Thus, through Slayer (Luc+Isam), Lan is Rand's second cousin ;)

now that would be one lively family reunion!

As for Cairhien being important in the history building up to the WoT, its not important, Cairhien is pivotal! Without the Aiel War, Rand would never be born on the slopes of Dragonmount.

Tuon's father was also a gambeler!!

Tuon said her father called himself a gambler, and that he died of a bad bet. Lets face it, all High Blood and Imperial Family members are gamblers, they have to be, the ones who arent are usually the ones who lose their power and often their lives.

Verins father cannot be one of those from Mats memories, his last memory is over a thousand years ago. Verin da, could be a historian, which is why verin chose the brown ajah.

Im still not sure Verin's father would say something like that, Verin was born in Far Madding, a city renown for probably the mild mannered men in Randland