Who said "One must understand the game before one can play it."?

This quote is attributed to Merovingian.

One must understand the game before one can play it. - Merovingian

"One must understand the game before one can play it."

Merovingian Knowledge

"The purpose of a system is what it does."

"Choice is an illusion created between those with power and those without."

"You see, I am a trafficker of information. I know things."

"But what is the Matrix but a system, yes? And all systems have rules."

"We're not just after treasure. We're preserving history."

"The mind is humanity's greatest tool."

"A tidy room reflects a tidy mind."

"You can learn a lot about a person by how they keep their space."