I wasn't born into a great house, I came from nothing. I was sold as a slave and carved up as an offering. When I was a child, I lived in alleys, gutters, abandoned houses
Information is the key. You need to learn your enemy's strengths and strategies. You need to learn which of your friends are not your friends
Who doesn't like to see their friends fail now and then?
I did what I did for the good of the realm