The Well of Ascension Quotes

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Books have great value, actions have greater value.

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Elend: I kind of lost track of time… Breeze: For two hours? Elend: There were books involved.

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It was amazing how many books one could fit into a room, assuming one didn't want to move around very much.

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It is a time of change,'' Sazed said. ''Perhaps it is also time to learn of other truths, other ways.

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You must love him enough to trust his wishes, even if you disagree with them. You must respect him - no matter how wrong you think he may be, no matter how poor you think his decisions, you must respect his desire to make them. Even if one of them in...

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That's the point, isn't it? We have to live on, no matter how hard it gets. We'll win in the end.

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If you perpetuate the dreams of the past, you stifle your own dreams of the future.

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It seems that the rebels found the chaos of transition more difficult to accept than the tyranny they had known before. They joyfully welcomed back authority-even oppressive authority-for it was less painful for them than uncertainty.

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Good men don't become legends," he said quietly. "Good men don't need to become legends." She opened her eyes, looking up at him. "They just do what's right anyway.

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...Regardless, I still do not believe that your duty is to do as the people wish. Your duty is to lead as best you can, following the dictates of your conscience. You must be true. Your Majesty, to the man you wish to become....

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He found insanity no excuse, however, for irrational behavior.

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A man can only lead when others accept him as their leader, and he has only as much authority as his subjects give to him. All of the brilliant ideas in the world cannot save your kingdom if no one will listen to them.

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...A man can only stumble for so long before he either falls or stands up straight.

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A leader is often judged by how well he bears responsibility. As king, everything that happens in your kingdom - regardless of who commits the act -is your fault.

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Those who take lightly promises they make to those they love are people who find little lasting satisfaction in life. This is not an easy time in which to live. That does not mean that it has to be a difficult time to love, but it does mean that you ...

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What a pair they were - a Mistborn who felt guilty wasting coins to jump and a nobleman who thought balls were too expensive.

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Those who take lightly promises they make to those they love are people who find little lasting satisfaction in life. This is not an easy time in which to live. That does not mean that it has to be a difficult time to love, but it does mean that you ...

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Do not deride someone's faith simply because you do not share it, Lord Cladent," Sazed said quietly.

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