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For me, myth is the 'common' language of us all.
Nature has a surer plan than mortals can devise.
And personally, I've lost my thirst for vengeance.
Some nights, valor and cold purpose aren't enough.
Sometimes a man does what he'd most like to avoid.
If it was true today, it might be untrue tomorrow.
Sanctuary is for lovers, not fighters, this season.
All gods are tricksters, and war gods worst of any.
Wars don't bring lasting peace, only lasting death.
Proof of war, when it comes, always comes too late.
Gods and men honor those who have fought in battle.
"Learn what can, and cannot, be asked from destiny."
I see all sorts of things when I'm clearing my pipes.
Only so much can be borne from men, so much from gods
I am always yours to call, wherever the sea can reach.
Fury from the heavens; fury at the gods - inseparable.
Wanting neither too much to live, nor too much to die.
There are stranger things here than Thebans know about.
No ethos, pursued without thought or mercy, is ethical.
Nothing walks the earth more savage than a mare enraged.
But she has found real love, and love can heal and save.
What would the world be without him, and those like him?
You get what you expect. Expect to heal. Expect victory.
Don't blame yourself, or worry. Neither does a bit of good.
Deception is a tactic: use it. Do whatever it takes to win.
When you give death, you give of your own life - every time.
I...keep trying to be perfect. For you. So you'll notice me.
Shed your mortal skin and let me take you beneath the waves.
If the gods sent you to fight here, then the gods are fools.
Keep your enemies at a distance, your partners close at hand.
One lot apiece, one chance to undo an error or secure a fate.
Niko and his women will be the death of all the Stepsons yet.
The Riddler says you make the world better one battle at a time.
Men are fools who forget what really matters while time goes by.
Revenge is never the best driver for a battle, but a common one.
Men make their own fates - it's personal, not a matter for debate.
I can start the rain. Bring thunder. Bring lightning. Want to see?
Fight for life itself and everlasting freedom of the human spirit.
I don't want to be any closer to the gods than death will bring me.
Every man's in his own hands, with a little help from his brothers.
Something is going on everywhere, most of which no one understands.
This fight coming is not a battle of weapons, but a battle of wills.
Your honor blinds you, Tempus, to what's right and wrong these days.
What wastrel mankind destroyed takes time for nature to put to rights.
As Seth's apprentice, I've learned wisdom of which you've never dreamed.
It is hard to battle anger, for whatever it wants it pays from the soul.
Stop grieving. Start giving thanks to me. You live to fight on other days.
If, as Niko asks, you show them mercy, then the gods will be well pleased.
If, as you teach, the universe has no beginning and no end, why should we?
Look to the souls of Your own soldiers, God, who labor in Thine awful cause.