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Ancient Knightly Wisdom (True Quote, no matter the source)
Thorsteinn:
Jason Tripitikas: [Crossing the desert to get to the mountains. Jason sits next to the Silent Monk] We're not going to make it are we? And even if we do we still have to face the Jade Army.
The Silent Monk: [No response]
Jason Tripitikas: What if I can't handle it? What if I freeze?
The Silent Monk: [Monk slowly turns and smiles] Don't forget to breathe.
Thorsteinn:
"We fight the good fight because we can.
Because the strong should defend and protect the weak.
Because those who know right from wrong should teach the ignorant.
Because no intelligent being should have his spirit shackled or his freedom stolen.
Because we cannot stand idle and watch the downtrodden suffer beneath the heal of monsters, human and inhuman.
Because we cannot bear to be mute witnesses to the struggles, sorrows, and deaths of the savage barbarians and lost strangers (D-bees) who so desperately cling to life against all odds. To do otherwise would make us the very monsters we despise.
We will not stand by idle.
And though our efforts may be futile. And though we may suffer and perish, we will know that we did fight the good fight. That we tried to make a difference. That we stood against injustice and evil, not because we had to, but because we wanted to.
And perhaps, with a little luck, we can help the precious souls of humankind, and all good people, to ascend from the depths of despair to find their place in the sun. We can do no less than try. If only we could do more.
If nothing else, each battle lifts a man's spirit and delivers hope. It liberates the mind and ignites the imagination, offering proof that together, we can accomplish anything."
-A Cyber Knights promise.
Thorsteinn:
"Each man must at one time die. No one may escape dying that once, and it is my counsel that we not flee, but for our own part act the bravest."
—Volsung, Saga of the Volsungs
Thorsteinn:
:)
Sir James A:
Greeks/romans had some of the most thought-provoking thinkers
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