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But expectations were like fine pottery. The harder you held them, the more likely they were to crack.
“Well, I myself find that respect is like manure. Use it where needed, and growth will flourish. Spread it on too thick, and things just start to smell.”
Sometimes we find it hardest to accept in others that which we cling to in ourselves.
The means by which we achieve victory are as important as the victory itself.”
If a king is seen to assume the burden of the poorest of men, perhaps there will be those who will help him with his own load, so invisible, yet so daunting.
Need. That word had strange effects on men. Some ran when you used it. Others grew nervous. Teft seemed to long for it.
A man’s emotions are what define him, and control is the hallmark of true strength. To lack feeling is to be dead, but to act on every feeling is to be a child.”
It said that those who led were the lowest of men, for they were required to serve everyone.
“I think something innate in us understands that seeking the good of society is usually best for the individual as well. Humankind is noble, when we give it the chance to be. That nobility is something that exists independent of any god’s decree.”
‘Life before death. Strength before weakness. Journey before destination.’
but what was hope except another opportunity for failure?
“The purpose of a storyteller is not to tell you how to think, but to give you questions to think upon. Too often, we forget that.”
“People see in stories what they’re looking for, my young friend.”
‘And so, does the destination matter? Or is it the path we take? I declare that no accomplishment has substance nearly as great as the road used to achieve it. We are not creatures of destinations. It is the journey that shapes us. Our callused feet, our backs strong from carrying the weight of our travels, our eyes open with the fresh delight of experiences lived.
“Protesting simply draws attention to the issue,” Dalinar said. “The finest defense of character is correct action. Acquaint yourself with virtue, and you can expect proper treatment from those around you.”
Strength does not make one capable of rule; it makes one capable of service.”
To be human is to want that which we cannot have.”
“I am. But weakness can imitate strength if bound properly, just as cowardice can imitate heroism if given nowhere to flee.”
