Varys

"I have seen kingdoms fall to lesser evils."

"A single secret, kept by the right person, is worth more than gold."

"Those who serve power serve a jealous master."

"The realm does not care for the virtue of kings."

"I have learned to value certainty above all else."

"A man who masters himself masters the game."

"Those bound by honor are bound by weakness."

"The greatest conspiracies are those never discovered."

"I serve the light that banishes shadows."

"Some men are born to power; others must earn it through blood."

"The world is a stage, and I merely pull the strings."

"Those who seek wisdom must first accept their ignorance."

"A realm functions best when its people know nothing of those who rule."

"I have seen the greatest falls come from the greatest heights."

"Those who understand the game need not fear the players."

"The truth will set men free, or destroy them utterly."

"A single well-placed word accomplishes what armies cannot."

"Those who cling to the past cannot embrace the future."

"I am the ghost in the machine, the voice in the dark."

"Power flows to those who understand its nature."

"Chaos isn't a pit. Chaos is a ladder."

"The world is full of ghosts and phantoms, and most of them are not what we fear."

"Knowledge is power, yet those with the greatest knowledge often wield the least."

"I serve the realm and the people in it, though they know it not."

"The truth is like a lion; you don't have to defend it. Let it loose; it will defend itself."

"Magic is neither good nor evil. It is merely a tool, like a sword or a crown."

"Men are ruled by their passions, and passion clouds judgment."

"Every man serves some purpose in the grand design, whether he knows it or not."

"The strongest man is not he who wields a sword, but he who wields information."

"Secrets are the lifeblood of power."