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21 " The trouble with truth is that people are unwilling to be convinced that they have been deceived. It impugns their judgment. It stains their character. People love themselves above all. "
― Jeff Wheeler , Fireblood (Whispers from Mirrowen, #1)
22 " Unfortunately in our world, ignorance more frequently begets confidence than knowledge does. You see, it is those who know little, and not those who know much, who assert that certain problems will never be solved by reason, study, and practice. Patience is the companion of wisdom. "
23 " What men fear most is their unrealized expectations. "
24 " Pain is a teacher. But the best teacher is wisdom. Wisdom is learning from the pain of others. "
25 " Let us dare to read, think, speak, and write. "
26 " Pain was a teacher, indeed. "
27 " Since they are unwilling to be deceived, they are unwilling to be convinced that they have been deceived. "
28 " Some things are not meant to be understood. They must only be endured. "
29 " Awaken from your sleep. Rise from the dust. Open the gateway to death. "
30 " If two friends ask you to judge a dispute, don’t accept, because you will lose one friend; on the other hand, if two strangers come with the same request, accept because you will gain one friend. "
31 " We pass through sorrow. We remember the good. He is not gone forever, just from our sight. In another world, they greet him and bid him welcome as we bid him good-bye. This is death. "
32 " 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 "
33 " Life is about laughter; it is about believing what one does not see. "
34 " could not see Nizeera through all the smoke, but he could hear her screams and the sound of dying. There was a chunking sound as an ax bit into the tree again. A Boeotian had managed to breach the circle "
35 " many who wished to deceive, but not one who wished to be deceived. Since they are unwilling to be deceived, they are unwilling to be convinced that they have been deceived. "
36 " You never insult a Romani. Never! A grudge given is never yielded but with great interest. "
37 " They love truth when it reveals itself and hate it when it reveals them. "
38 " If we have learned anything, we have learned this: it is not the strongest of the races that survives, or the most intelligent. It is the one that is the most adaptable to change. Thus only the Aeduan race will survive the "
39 " In every great city, with all its gleaming walls and massive libraries, with all the shimmering fountains and sculptured gardens, there is a superfluity of dung that must be carted out. "
40 " Thus, thus, truly thus: a mind so blind and sick, so base and ill-mannered, desires to lie hidden, but does not wish that anything should be hidden from it. "