Men Quotes by Brandon Sanderson

Every man is a hero of his own story.

— Brandon Sanderson

When men fought, they connected. You became brothers as you traded blows.

— Brandon Sanderson

You cannot tempt the hearts of men who are pure.

— Brandon Sanderson

Men rarely see their own actions as unjustified.

— Brandon Sanderson

A man was defined not by his flaws, but by how he overcame them.

— Brandon Sanderson

In the end, all men die. How you lived will be far more important to the Almighty than what you accomplished.

— Brandon Sanderson

I point out truths when I see them, Brightlord Sadeas. Each man has his place. Mine is to make insults. Yours is…

— Brandon Sanderson

Her aunt Sol had once told Shai to smile at the worst insults and snap at the minor ones. That way, no…

— Brandon Sanderson

Small things were important. Secods were small things, and if you heaped enough of those on top of one another, they became…

— Brandon Sanderson

It's easy to believe in something when you win all the time...The losses are what define a man's faith.

— Brandon Sanderson

If men should read these words, let them know that power is a heavy burden. Seek not to be bound by its…

— Brandon Sanderson

How do you 'accidentally' kill a noble man in his own mansion?" "With a knife in the chest. Or, rather, a pair…

— Brandon Sanderson

People with passion are people who will destroy - for a man's passion is not true until he proves how much he's…

— Brandon Sanderson

You're a mean old man, Your Grace." "And that is the way it should be." Roial informed. "Mean young men are trivial,…

— Brandon Sanderson

Here, in Alethkar, men often spoke of the legends -- of mankind's hard-won victory over the Voidbringers. But when weapons created to…

— Brandon Sanderson

You are inexperienced. So was I, once. So is every man. The measure of a person is not how much they have…

— Brandon Sanderson

He found himself weeping. Not for the future or for the emperor. These were the tears of a man who saw before…

— Brandon Sanderson

Men had always told Kaladin that he fought like nobody else. He’d felt it on the first day he’d picked up a…

— Brandon Sanderson

Men protect things they find important," Galladon said with a shrug. "If you object, you shouldn't have made yourself so irreplaceable.Kolo?" -Brandon…

— Brandon Sanderson

Everyone gets scared, Princess. Even brave men sometimes run the first time they see battle. In armies, that's why there's so much…

— Brandon Sanderson

Authority doesn't come from a rank.," Kaladin said, fingering the spheres in his pocket. "Where does it come from?" "From the men…

— Brandon Sanderson

Katar," Raoden called. Yes, My Lord?" Do you know what it is? The secret, I mean?" Kahar smiled. "I havent't been hungry…

— Brandon Sanderson

Yelling a battle cry—more to motivate himself than frighten his foes—Lukel grabbed the table leg and swung it at a soldier. The…

— Brandon Sanderson

I consider myself to be a man of principle. But, what man does not? Even the cutthroat, I have noticed, considers his…

— Brandon Sanderson

The most dangerous kind of man is not the one who spent his youth shoving others around. That kind of man gets…

— Brandon Sanderson

How did men believe in something that preached love on one hand, yet taught destruction of unbelievers on the other? How did…

— Brandon Sanderson

They say a man doesn't know himself until he faces death for the first time. . . I don't know about that.…

— Brandon Sanderson

So,” Marasi said, “you traded a dead man’s scarf for another dead man’s gun. But…the gun itself belonged to someone dead, so…

— Brandon Sanderson

At first glance, the key and the lock it fits may seem very different," Sazed said. "Different in shape, different in function,…

— Brandon Sanderson

The motivations of men. They never make sense. And they always make sense.

— Brandon Sanderson

Everything is a contest. All dealings among men are a contest in which some will succeed and others fail. And some are…

— Brandon Sanderson

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

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Though most expect young men to be fools, I've noticed that just a little bit of age can make a man far…

— Brandon Sanderson

What? Is that boy crazy?" "Most young men his age are somewhat crazy, I think," Sazed said with a smile. "However, this…

— Brandon Sanderson

It is you!" the man exclaimed. "We thought you weren't coming for another week!" "Ashe," Sarene mumbled, "who is this lunatic and…

— Brandon Sanderson

Good men don't become legends," he said quietly. "Good men don't need to become legends." She opened her eyes, looking up at…

— Brandon Sanderson

I want you to go back into the barrack and tell the men to come out after the storm. Tell them to…

— Brandon Sanderson

...Regardless, I still do not believe that your duty is to do as the people wish. Your duty is to lead as…

— Brandon Sanderson

However a man who was honest and clever was always, ALWAYS more difficult to scam than someone who was both dishonest and…

— Brandon Sanderson

Using a fetching face to make men do as you wish is no different from a man using muscle to force a…

— Brandon Sanderson