nuggets from magic

magic cards oracle text. words in [brackets] are the card names. ng minsan, walang magawa ang barkada. naglaro ng magic cards. hindi nakuntento, nagprint ng magic cards. sa ngayon, isa na lang ala-ala ito. too much occultic. sa kabilang dako, may mga napulot din namang coolness. and questionable coolness. mga natatanging sayings sa cards.  hindi ko naman sinasabing sang-ayon ako sa lahat. masarap lang isulat. saka ko pag-aralan. kung meron man konting aral.

we plant the seeds of doubt to harvest the crop of wisdom.
-[monk realist]

belief is the strongest mortar.
-[monk idealist]

all animals – even humans – can be herded. the trick is to make them think they choose their own destination.
-mangara [mtenda herder]

unanswered prayers are themselves answers.
-nantuko teaching [nantuko disciple]

plant a field with wishes, and you will grow more wishes.
-nantuko teaching [nantuko elder]

that which grows without roots cannot be uprooted.
-nantuko teaching [nantuko mentor]

your past is a map to where you will go.
-nantuko teaching [nantuko tracer]

the best cure for a big ego is a little failure.
-[turnabout]

the pattern of life can be studied like a book, if you know how to read it.
-[slate of ancestry]

good strategists seize opportunities. great strategists make their own.
-[shelter]

light creates shadow; light destroys shadow. such is the transience of darkness.
-[shadowbane]

a good memory is no match for a good scribe.
-[scrivener]

my enemy’s hatred is his weakness. my enemy’s anger is my strength.
-remin, venerable monk [reverse damage]

tread upon the meek, and they shall wound your feet and make you crawl
-asmira, holy avenger [retribution of the meek]

its students graduate the school and enter history.
-[minamo, school at water’s edge]

the best leaders are made by their followers.
-[alpha status]

it is dangerous indeed to be lost in someone else’s thoughts.
-[meishin, the mind cage]

true enlightenment comes not with a new thought, but with understanding of the old ones.
-[mnemonic nexus]

madness and genius are separated only by degrees of success.
-[inspiration]

experience is a good teacher, not a kind one.
-[battlewise aven]

what can a peasant get for free that an emperor can never buy?
-dal riddle [peace of mind]

sometimes the greatest strength is the strength of conviction.
-[righteousness]

i don’t need a plan, just a goal. the rest will follow on its own.
-gerrard [temper]

no person was ever honored for what he received. honor has been the reward for what he gave.
-calvin coolidge [warrior’s honor]

trust, the fifth myth of reality: every truth holds the seed of betrayal.
-[mistform mask]

fellowship, the fourth myth of reality: as the tides of war shift, so do loyalties.
-[mistform wall]

conviction, the third myth of reality: only those who seek the truth can be deceived.
-[mistform skyreaver]

devotion, the second myth of reality: the faithful are most hurt by the objects of their faith.
-[mistform dreamer]

familiarity, the first myth of reality: what you know the best, you observe the least.
-[mistform mutant]

the strongest of the pride are measured not by the steel in their hands but by the steel in their souls.
-[leonin battlemage]