Hades

"Solitude allows for the purest forms of scheming."

"Gratitude is a sign of weakness in ambition."

"Education is the key to understanding your prey."

"Hope is a dangerous thing when misdirected."

"Courage without intelligence is just suicide."

"Happiness is a distraction from true power."

"Love makes you vulnerable, and vulnerable is dead."

"Life is a series of transactions - make sure you're winning."

"Beauty fades, but my dominion is eternal."

"Death has always been an excellent motivator."

"I'm a smooth talker, a silver-tongued devil, but the real power is in knowing what people want."

"Happiness is just a word. What matters is control."

"You know, it's not every day I see a hero with such... potential."

"Love is weakness dressed up in pretty words."

"The world doesn't care about your dreams—it only cares about results."

"Fear is the greatest motivator. Remember that."

"Time is my greatest tool. Everyone eventually falls to it."

"Strength without ambition is just wasted muscle."

"The truth is, nobody is truly free. We're all bound by something."

"Beauty fades, but power lasts forever."

"Patience is a virtue I've perfected over eons."

"Leadership means making the hard choices others won't."

"Money is just another form of control."

"You think you understand, but you're just a child playing with forces you can't comprehend."

"Hope is the cruelest illusion of them all."

"The real tragedy isn't death—it's being forgotten."

"Courage without cunning is just suicide."

"Change is inevitable. The question is whether you control it or it controls you."

"Education teaches you the rules. Wisdom teaches you when to break them."

"Knowledge is power, and I collect both."