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Fireblood (Whispers from Mirrowen, #1) QUOTES

Fireblood (Whispers from Mirrowen, #1) QUOTES

1 " It is easier to build strong children than to repair broken men. "

― Jeff Wheeler , Fireblood (Whispers from Mirrowen, #1)

2 " A little learning, indeed, may be a dangerous thing, but the want of learning is a calamity to any people. "

― Jeff Wheeler , Fireblood (Whispers from Mirrowen, #1)

3 " Thou must be emptied of that wherewith thou art full, that thou mayest be filled with that whereof thou art empty. "

― Jeff Wheeler , Fireblood (Whispers from Mirrowen, #1)

4 " Be courteous to all, but intimate with few, and let those few be well tried before you give them your confidence. "

― Jeff Wheeler , Fireblood (Whispers from Mirrowen, #1)

5 " People are where they are because that is exactly where they really want to be—whether they will admit that or not. "

― Jeff Wheeler , Fireblood (Whispers from Mirrowen, #1)

6 " They hate truth for the sake of whatever it is that they love in its place. When truth benefits them, they love it. When it rebukes them, they hate it. They love truth when it reveals itself and hate it when it reveals them. "

― Jeff Wheeler , Fireblood (Whispers from Mirrowen, #1)

7 " Pain is a teacher, as I have told you before. Most people fear it. We do not. We would never stop a child from touching a burning piece of wood. We would warn, but never prevent. Wisdom comes through listening to those with more experience. Only fools blunder through unnecessary pain. "

― Jeff Wheeler , Fireblood (Whispers from Mirrowen, #1)

8 " if the truth cannot bear the scrutiny of candlelight, what will it do if exposed to the sun? "

― Jeff Wheeler , Fireblood (Whispers from Mirrowen, #1)

9 " Do you wish to rise? Begin by descending. You plan on erecting a tower that will pierce the clouds? Lay first the foundation of humility. "

― Jeff Wheeler , Fireblood (Whispers from Mirrowen, #1)

10 " What’s the benefit of dragging up sufferings that are over, of being unhappy now just because you were then? There is good in doing this. We must not flinch when we look at the past. We must strive to learn from our mistakes. So we must learn to bear and endure. The sorrow will one day prove to be for your good. "

― Jeff Wheeler , Fireblood (Whispers from Mirrowen, #1)

11 " experience is the thing that you get just after the time when you need it most. "

― Jeff Wheeler , Fireblood (Whispers from Mirrowen, #1)

12 " A wise leader, a past King of Wayland actually, wrote this in his personal history at the end of his very successful reign. I found his advice in the Archives and think it some of the wisest advice ever written: ‘Be courteous to all, but intimate with few, and let those few be well tried before you give them your confidence. "

― Jeff Wheeler , Fireblood (Whispers from Mirrowen, #1)

13 " Speak well of your friend, of your enemy say nothing. "

― Jeff Wheeler , Fireblood (Whispers from Mirrowen, #1)

14 " You have the power to decide, deliberately and intentionally, what thoughts you allow in your mind and what emotions you feel in your heart. "

― Jeff Wheeler , Fireblood (Whispers from Mirrowen, #1)

15 " Strange how people yearn to become holy only after years of depravity.” She smiled knowingly. “Give me chastity and continence, but not yet. "

― Jeff Wheeler , Fireblood (Whispers from Mirrowen, #1)

16 " For, you see, in the absence of justice, what is sovereignty but organized robbery? "

― Jeff Wheeler , Fireblood (Whispers from Mirrowen, #1)

17 " You will find that most prisons are forged in someone’s own mind. And they invariably possess the key to their release if they could but think to use it. "

― Jeff Wheeler , Fireblood (Whispers from Mirrowen, #1)

18 " Felicity is produced not so much by great pieces of good fortune that seldom happen as by little advantages that occur every day. "

― Jeff Wheeler , Fireblood (Whispers from Mirrowen, #1)

19 " The best leaders, Annon, serve those they lead. You are united to a common goal. They will not follow you because Tyrus said so. They will follow you if they believe in their hearts that you care about them. That you sincerely desire their good regard. That you treat them with honor and respect and humility. The more of yourself you give away, the more they will flock to you. They will heed you. They will sacrifice for you. They will suffer with you.” She smiled and touched his arm. “That is how to lead men. "

― Jeff Wheeler , Fireblood (Whispers from Mirrowen, #1)

20 " In my experience, what is called magic is not contrary to nature, but only contrary to what we know about nature. "

― Jeff Wheeler , Fireblood (Whispers from Mirrowen, #1)