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January 12 - January 24, 2020
“Ignorance is hardly unusual, Miss Davar. The longer I live, the more I come to realize that it is the natural state of the human mind.
She’s been so successful in life that she has unrealistic expectations of others.”
“You can’t fail this time, Kaladin. You’ve said it. They’re all going to die anyway.”
“Authority doesn’t come from a rank,” Kaladin said, fingering the spheres in his pocket. “Where does it come from?” “From the men who give it to you. That’s the only way to get it.”
The means by which we achieve victory are as important as the victory itself.”
“And yet you failed,” Wit said, sighing. “For you said ‘I think’ and I can imagine nothing so ridiculous as the concept of you thinking.
men are unreliable in many things. But if there’s one thing you can count on, it’s their greed.”
What honor can we find on a battlefield while our people starve?
“What’s your real name, then?” Teft asked. “You won’t be able to say it.” Teft raised an eyebrow. “Numuhukumakiaki’aialunamor,” Rock said. Teft hesitated, then smiled. “Well, I guess in that case, Rock will do just fine.”
“You burn a glyphward out in front of your house, and it will turn away evil. It’s easy. Your father won’t give someone a ward to heal them. He’ll insist that they stay in bed, drinking water, taking some foul medicine, and washing their wound each day. It’s hard. They’d rather leave it all to fate.”
A woman wanting to come to the battlefield was like … well, like a man wanting to read.
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.”
a woman’s mind is her most precious weapon. It must not be employed clumsily or prematurely.
Youthful immaturity is one of the cosmere’s great catalysts for change,
“A true scholar must not close her mind on any topic,” Jasnah said, “no matter how certain she may feel.
Some people—like a festering finger or a leg shattered beyond repair—just needed to be removed.
‘Life before death. Strength before weakness. Journey before destination.’
Those who truly seek wisdom are those who will acknowledge the virtue in their adversaries and who will learn from those who disabuse them of error.
‘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. “ ‘In the end, I must proclaim that no good can be achieved of false means. For the substance of our existence is not in the achievement, but in the method.
“The finest defense of character is correct action. Acquaint yourself with virtue, and you can expect proper treatment from those around you.”
Dalinar didn’t buy the arguments about a ‘good’ fight being a close one. When you won, it was always better to win quickly and with extreme advantage.
Strength does not make one capable of rule; it makes one capable of service.”
“Put two men together, and they will find something to argue about. Gather them into groups, and one group will find reason to oppress or attack another.
“Your words are like the hundred doves.” “Easy to release, difficult to keep,”
“Intellect. If a great thinker develops a new theory of mathematics, science, or philosophy, we will name him wise. We will sit at his feet and learn, and will record his name in history for thousands upon thousands to revere. But what if another man determines the same theory on his own, then delays in publishing his results by a mere week? Will he be remembered for his greatness? No. He will be forgotten. “Invention. A woman builds a new design of great worth—some fabrial or feat of engineering. She will be known as an innovator. But if someone with the same talent creates the same design a
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