Wisdom Quote by Brandon Sanderson — Inspiring Words on Life, Love & Wisdom

“Personally, I like it much better when someone else does the decision making. That way you have legitimate grounds to whine and complain. I tend to find both whining and complaining quite interesting and amusing, though sometimes--unfortunately--it's hard to choose which one of the two I want to do.”

“I try to avoid having thoughts. They lead to other thoughts, and—if you’re not careful—those lead to actions. Actions make you tired. I have this on rather good authority from someone who once read it in a book.”

“So . . . ," I said. "You're saying that by the end of our training, you expect us to be able to use”

“The Shaod, it was called. The Transformation... When it came, the fortuante person's life ended and began anew; he would discard his old, mundane existence and move to Elantris. Elantris, where he could live in bliss, rule in wisdom, and be worshiped for eternity.”

“I trust you with their lives,' Prof said, still writing, 'and them with yours. Don't betray that trust, son. Keep your impulses in check. Don't just act because you can; act because it's the right thing to do. If you keep that in mind, you'll be all right.”

“the best classroom in the world is at the feet of an elderly person.”

“I am so wise I had my mouth sewn shut.”

“Heavenly bodies are nests of invisible birds.”

“We are exactly where we have chosen to be.”

“The team that keeps winning is not the most talented but the most hard-working.”

“That vice has often proved an emancipator of the mind, is one of the most humiliating, but, at the same time, one of the most unquestionable facts in history.”