From Assassin's Creed
"It's our ability to adapt that makes us who we are." - Al Mualim
"Some do ill out of ignorance or fear." - Al Mualim
"Significance comes not from a single act, but the context within which is performed, The consequence is born from it." - Al Mualim
"Leaders will always find ways to make others obey them.And that is what makes them leaders. When words fail, they turn to coin. When that won't do, they resort to baser things - bribes, threats and other types of trickery." - Al Mualim
Al Mualim: Do you know how it is you can tell if a man is mad?
Altair: They speak to air, claw themselves.
Al Mualim: No. They are the ones who speak and act as if there is nothing wrong.
Altair: I don't understand.
Al Mualim: Few other men who would admit to evil. Always rationalized, always explained.
"A man's skill is defined by his actions, not the markings on his road." - Malik-Al-Sayf
"See how the evil of one man spreads to corrupt others? They sought to instill fear and doubt within you." - Majd Addin
"I am but a blade in the crowd." - Altair ibn La'Ahad
"When things change, I'll adapt" - Altair ibn La'Ahad
"You cannot trust the words of a snake, which even in death produces venom." - Rafiq
"Like any task, knowledge precedes action. Information learned is more valuable than information given." - Al Mualim
"Men must be free to do what they believe. It is not our right to punish one for thinking what they do, no matter how much we disagree." - Altair ibn La'Ahad
"You of all people should know the answer. Educate them, teach them right from wrong. It must be knowledge that frees them, not force." - Altair ibn La'Ahad
Al Mualim: What is the truth?
Altair: We place faith in ourselves. We see the world the way it really is. And hope that all mankind would see the same.
Al Mualim: What is the world then?
Altair: An illusion; one which either we can submit to, as most do, or transcend.
Al Mualim: What is it to transcend?
Altair: To recognize nothing is true and everything is permitted; that laws arise not from divinity but reason. I understand now that our creed does not command us to be free. It commands us to be wise.
Rafiq: Regret, uncertainty, sympathy. This is to be expected.
Altair: I should not fear these feelings.
Rafiq: You should embrace them. They are what keep you human.
"Peace is something to be learned, to be understood, to be embraced." - Al Mualim
"We are one. As we share the glory of our victories, so to should we share the pain of our defeat. In this way, we grow closer. We grow stronger." - Malik-Al-Sayf
"For just as we are all brought forth from the womb, so to must we all one day pass from this world. It is only natural like the rising and the setting of the sun." - Imam
King Richard: We come into the world kicking and screaming; violent and unstable. It is what we are. We cannot help ourselves.
Altair: No. We are what we choose to be.
Altair: I killed the last who spoke as such.
Al Mualim: Bold words, boy! But just words!
Altair: Then let me go. I'll put words into action!
"I applied my heart to know wisdom, and to know madness and folly. I perceived that this also was a chasing of the wind. For in much wisdom, is much grief; and he that increaseth knowledge, increaseth sorrow." - Al Mualim
"The philosopher Empedocles preached that all life on earth began simply in rudimentary forms: Hands without arms, heads without bodies, eyes without faces. He believed that all these early forms combined, very gradually over time, creating all the variety of life you see before us. Interesting hm?" - Altair ibn La'Ahad
Altair: Only a mind free of impediments is capable of grasping the chaotic beauty of the world. This is our greatest asset.
Maria: But is chaos is something to be celebrated? Is disorder a virtue?
Altair: It presents us with challenges yes. But freedom yields greater rewards than the alternative.
"Why do our instincts insist on violence? I have studied the interactions between different species. The innate desire to survive seems to demand the death of the other. Why they cannot stand hand in hand? So many believed the world was created through the works of a divine power - but I see only the designs of a madman, bent on celebrating death, destruction and desperation." - Altair ibn La'Ahad
"You can always judge a man by the company he keeps." - Altair ibn La-Ahad
Altair: I know. But I have been ruined by curiosity, Maria. I want to meet the minds, explore all the libraries of the world, and learn all the secrets of nature and the universe.
Maria: All in one lifetime? It's a little ambitious...
Altair: Who can say? It could be that one life is just enough.
â"Our origins seemed chaotic, unintended. With purpose and being instilled solely by the passage of time. Imposed by nature - and only later, by men. What should we do with this rare gift of life?" - Altair ibn La-Ahad
"Self expression is vital in understanding and enjoying life." - Maria Auditore
Maria: You should find an outlet.
Ezio: I have plenty of outlets.
Maria: I meant beside v******.
Ezio: Mother!
"Meglio essere felici in questa vita che aspirare a esserlo nella prossima. Requiescat in Pace."("Better to be content in this life, than aspire to it in the next. Rest in peace." - Ezio Auditore
"La fede dovrebbe dare conforto, non pena. Requiescat in Pace." ("Faith should bring comfort not pain. Rest in peace." - Ezio Auditore
"Taking a life is never easy. But sometimes there's no other way. Sometimes people have to die for things to change." - Rebecca Crane
"Men would hold God only as an idea in their heads, not in the depths of their hearts and bodies. Men must know how to love in order to reach salvation" - Sister Teodora
"We don't need anyone to tell us what to do...We are free to follow our own path. There are those who will take that freedom from us, and too many of you gladly give it. But it is our ability to choose - whatever you think is true - that makes us human. There is no book or teacher to give you the answers, to show you the path. Choose your own way. Do not follow me or anyone else." - Ezio Auditore
"Nulla è reale, tutto è lecito. Requiescat in Pace." (Nothing is true, everything is permitted. Rest in peace.) - Ezio Auditore
