The Assassin's Seven Principles of Manipulation Chapter 1 - 0 — Observation

Thought is dangerous.

The mont a man begins to think, he begins to assu. And the mont he assus, he stops seeing.

Assumptions are the refuge of the ignorant. They replace truth with comfort and reality with expectation.

The disciplined mind does not rush to interpret the world. It records it first.

See the movent of the eyes.

See the pause before a reply.

See the tremor in the hand that reaches too quickly for a blade.

Observe everything. Judge nothing.

Only when the truth has revealed itself should thought be allowed to follow.

Therefore rember this:

See before you think.

For the man who thinks too soon sees nothing at all.

— Zephyrion Calderalth

The Seven Principles of Manipulation — I.I: Observation