A.J. Darkholme, Rise Of The Morningstar Quotes

If someone was going to kill someone dear to you, and you could stop that person by killing them instead, would you kill them, knowing it was an effective way to save your loved one?

The lion does not need the whole world to fear him, only those nearest where he roams.

Like tiny gods, all that we say and do holds a power so great that any one of us in any given moment can be responsible for the birth of a new civilization or the collapse of our own.

No army is comprised of all the same kinds of units or types of troops. There is power in diversity. If you always see only one choice, or use only one option, you will surely lose more than you win.

Always think at least two steps ahead [in everything, with everyone].

[Everything you write is] not simply a collection of words, but a means of influence not to be taken lightly. Let your recipient's emotions be the gondola, and your words, its gondolier.

When you give people a choice, they believe they have power.

The strong will always rule the weak.

Perspective alone can make an experience positive or negative, but regardless of which you let it become, it can only have as much power over your outlook on life as you give it.

Emotional states change like the wind, and to indulge them only gives them more power over a person.

A man is no more than breath until his breath fashions the words that others cannot forget.

There is stability in walking an uncertain path, because you never allow yourself to be misled by what you think you know.

The more a mind thinks upon something, the deeper it will take root and affect all subsequent and related thought.

Most physical battles begin once mental ones have been lost, anyway. Conquer the mind, conquer the body.

We must always be careful never to make more enemies than we could handle if they were all to attack at once.

The mind thinks upon, processes, and remembers what the senses forget.

Things happen, and nothing is for sure, but you just have to keep going, believing that one day, you'll find something that is.

The ignorance of the world often makes people believe that life should be black and white – that you must choose sides – and so the world of colourful gradients goes unadmired.

What you withhold in this life will be withheld from you in the next.

No matter what, don't live a life where you're too scared to die for what you believe in. Always go at it with everything you've got, even if it doesn't seem to be enough.

We are united by something greater and more valuable than our beliefs alone: the freedom to have those beliefs, and believe what we want without persecution - we must protect that at all costs.

Your life is not a countdown to your death, but a stepping stone for the lives that will live after you. Squander today, and you will find yourself useless tomorrow.

The world is changeable, and its ability to change is so fragile that a single person can be responsible for it.

Don’t let realism keep you from doing what you feel you need to do, even if you think it’s hopeless.

The older you get, the faster time passes in your mind, so use your time according to what is most important.

What's the use in prolonging life if you don't do anything with it?

Being a leader is not about finding ways to get others to serve you, but knowing how to serve your followers.

The questions we don’t ask become the puzzles we don’t solve.

Our unity will always be a greater force with mixed ideals than if we demand that others change for us, to what we believe.

If you choose to keep your true face secret, then the people who know you by one mask, must never meet those who know you by another.

People are more willing to change based on their perceived insecurities than by an attack on their beliefs.

When you’re looking for a needle in a haystack, don’t afraid to burn the haystack to save yourself from spending half your life picking through strands of straw.

If we are to be truly free, that freedom will come through cooperation and tolerance with one another.

Express [yourself] without worrying what everyone else will think. Those people are your limits. Ignore them.

The values most important to us are always the most easily exploitable.

Once you start settling, and letting others control your life, it can quickly become a habit, so it’s best to avoid such things altogether.

We are creatures of habit more than we are creatures of change.

Sometimes the heart can hear what the ears do not.

Sometimes you just need to know when a fight is best saved for another day when the odds are more in your favour.

Greed robs you of more value than the price of what you've gained.

Let your fear drive you to evolve into greatness.

People respond more to the authority of status, than the authority of truth.

The amount of gold someone has is never the issue, but rather the love of it and the want of more for personal gain that consumes the hearts of many good people.

Being an authority on paper does not immediately grant you authority over a group until it is earned by you and given by them.

The most fulfilling adventures happen when you start your journey without knowing where you’re going, because only then are you free to experience the unexpected detours you’re meant to take.

Where there is desire, the means to fulfill it are endless.

If you think you know what your purpose is, but can never seem to gain satisfaction from it, then it’s probably not the purpose you’re destined for.

Admiration provides no saving grace for the inconvenient.

We are not slaves of the past, nor servants of the present, but masters of the future.

The path of destiny is not always paved smooth with gold.