“Too often, no matter what simpering savants say, there is no real choice. Not if life is to have meaning.” — L.E. Modesitt Jr Choice Copy Share Image
Hatred is a form of faith, distilled by passion to remove all rationality. — L.E. Modesitt Jr Faith Copy Share Image
“some people learned only from what they experienced personally.” — L.E. Modesitt Jr Learning Copy Share Image
“In the desert, words are a waste of water. In the ocean, speech will drown one.” — L.E. Modesitt Jr Communication Copy Share Image
Minds, like parachutes, function better when open, but, like fists, they strike harder when closed. — L.E. Modesitt Jr Fists Copy Share Image
“power corrupts, even when you try not to be corrupted?” — L.E. Modesitt Jr Corrupted Copy Share Image
Humans were eventually irrational creatures gifted with the power of rationality. — L.E. Modesitt Jr Creatures Copy Share Image
“He learned that some things that seemed to make little sense were senseless only from his point of view, not necessarily from… — L.E. Modesitt Jr Perspective Copy Share Image
“love no one until you can love yourself, for love of another is merely empty flattery and self-deception for one who cannot… — L.E. Modesitt Jr Identity Copy Share Image
“You would do what is right, but what is right accomplishes nothing in our world, save when it is backed with great… — L.E. Modesitt Jr Right Copy Share Image
“Was there really something to the obsolete idea of a national character? Some countries just changed tyrants, without changing anything else.” — L.E. Modesitt Jr National Character Copy Share Image
No society that places the individual above itself will survive; but neither will any society that places the individual below itself. — L.E. Modesitt Jr Community Copy Share Image
“Wisdom,” Alcaren said lightly, “is the product of experience, and experience comes from mistakes.” “It’s better if we learn from other’s mistakes.… — L.E. Modesitt Jr Wisdom Copy Share Image
“Are men and woman so weak and so stupid that the can only do what is right because of the threat of… — L.E. Modesitt Jr Feminism Copy Share Image
“one of the ways to be successful in war is to make your enemies make all the gallant but useless sacrifices…” — L.E. Modesitt Jr Sacrifice Copy Share Image
“I was trying to foment a little dissension.' He paused. 'No, that's too flippant. How about trying to make the system less… — L.E. Modesitt Jr Little love Copy Share Image
“We all feel better when we can defend ourselves. When we can tell ourselves and everyone else that we did what was… — L.E. Modesitt Jr Defend Copy Share Image
“Intelligence is overrated by any species that has it, and that's provable by the fact that all intelligent species are outlived by… — L.E. Modesitt Jr Intelligence Copy Share Image
“What was, was. The past defines itself. Historians refuse to accept that definition & instead superimpose their analysis of the past through… — L.E. Modesitt Jr Historians Copy Share Image
“In both arguments, the implication was the same—the individual mattered far less than either Solidar or the Collegium. While that was certainly… — L.E. Modesitt Jr Individual Mattered Copy Share Image
“...there being a god, that god must be worshiped. Worship means raising the god above the individual, and liturgies often make the… — L.E. Modesitt Jr Modern history Copy Share Image
“The only absolute truth is change, and death is the only way to stop change. Life is a series of judgments on… — L.E. Modesitt Jr Absolute truth Copy Share Image
“complexity introduced the possibility of greater error and because no working tool needed greater errors.” — L.E. Modesitt Jr Complexity Copy Share Image
“The revolution of rising expectations, where the more a leader did, the more people expected?” — L.E. Modesitt Jr Leadership Copy Share Image
“Don’t ever settle for just survival, son. Survival isn’t life…” — L.E. Modesitt Jr Life Copy Share Image
“It’s often hard to consider the future when you are struggling with the present,” — L.E. Modesitt Jr Struggling Copy Share Image
“Don’t seek friends just to have them, and don’t put your trust where it does not belong.” — L.E. Modesitt Jr Friend Copy Share Image
“The world is based on power. Power is simple. It is the ability to get others to do one’s will. Nothing more,… — L.E. Modesitt Jr Power Copy Share Image
Love of another is merely empty flattery and self-deception for one who cannot accept himself without pretense. — L.E. Modesitt Jr Accepting Copy Share Image
Without power, knowledge is useless. without knowledge, faith is tyranny. Without understanding, humanity is blind, and without all four, it is doomed. — L.E. Modesitt Jr Blind Copy Share Image
The difference between an explanation and an excuse lies with the one receiving it — L.E. Modesitt Jr Copy Share Image
“we don't legislate stupidity, you protect it and it breeds (paraphased from memory) (Adiamante)” — L.E. Modesitt Jr Copy Share Image
Never mistake law for justice. Justice is an ideal, and law is a tool. — L.E. Modesitt Jr Justice Copy Share Image
Most people don’t care who rules, as long as their lives don’t change. — L.E. Modesitt Jr Care Copy Share Image
“good principles and feelings are far from enough to ensure peace and prosperity—or free actions for people.” — L.E. Modesitt Jr Good Principles Copy Share Image
“One good action does not make a man good. Nor does a single wrong action make a good man evil.” — L.E. Modesitt Jr Good man Copy Share Image
To that which is born, death is certain; to that which is dead, birth is certain. — L.E. Modesitt Jr Birth Copy Share Image
