Collected

Quotes

Lines worth keeping — sources, context, and the occasional thought of my own.

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.”
— Brandon Sanderson The Way of Kings
“Too many of us,” she said, “take great pains with what we ingest through our mouths, and far less with what we partake of through our ears and eyes. Wouldn’t you say?”
— Brandon Sanderson The Way of Kings
To never become so certain or high that he wasn’t willing to seek truth.
— Brandon Sanderson The Way of Kings
You can also commit injustice by doing nothing.
— Marcus Aurelius
Having power over the lives of men is an uncomfortable responsibility.
— Brandon Sanderson The Way of Kings
The hallmark of insecurity is bravado.
— Brandon Sanderson The Way of Kings
I consider myself to be a man of principle. But, what man does not? Even the cutthroat, I have noticed, considers his actions "moral" after a fashion.
— Brandon Sanderson Mistborn
Odd, how they survived because of others’ misfortune. Maybe that was part of what made the townsfolk resent them.
— Brandon Sanderson The Way of Kings
Never fight other men except when forced to in war.
— Brandon Sanderson The Way of Kings
Sometimes we find it hardest to accept in others that which we cling to in ourselves.
— Brandon Sanderson The Way of Kings
Expect honor from those you meet, and give them the chance to live up to it.
— Brandon Sanderson The Way of Kings
Just because a task is daunting doesn’t mean you cant deal with it.
— Unknown Dark, s02e10
When your efforts are not directed at a cause or a purpose, how will you know what to do day in and day out? How will you know what to say no to and what to say yes to? How will you know when you’ve had enough, when you’ve reached your goal...
— Ryan Holiday Daily Stoic
You also have a duty to your future self to release the project. Every time you don't release a project, you're telling yourself that you’re the kind of person who doesn't ship. Tell yourself that enough, and you'll start to believe it. Tru...
— Aaron Francis The ReadME Project
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.”
— Brandon Sanderson The Way of Kings