Brandon-sanderson Quote by Brandon Sanderson Download Open image ““The law is made by men, so it is not perfect either.”” — Brandon Sanderson ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 4.4 out of 5 (6 ratings) Copy quoteShare Brandon-sanderson Imperfect Law Mgg Oathbringer The-stormlight-archives
“Remember, laws are created by man, and there is nothing as fallible as man.” — Chris Fraser Copy Share Image
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“I like no law at all: Were there no law there'd be no law-breakers, So all men would be virtuous” — Oscar Wilde Copy Share Image
“Were there no law there'd be no law-breakers, So all men would be virtuous.” — Oscar Wilde Copy Share Image
“but already there were so many laws that a man was either a lawbreaker or a hypocrite.” — Theodore Wheeler Copy Share Image
“I think that we should be men first and subjects afterward. It is not desirable to cultivate a respect for the law, so much… — Henry David Thoreau Copy Share Image
“What good is seeking a greater law, when that law can be the whims of a man either stupid or ruthless?” — Brandon Sanderson Copy Share Image
“The law. we are told, is what makes us men under God instead of beasts in the ditch” — Bernard Cornwell Copy Share Image
“But the law is made, generally, by one man, or by one class of men. And as law cannot exist without the sanction and… — Frédéric Bastiat Copy Share Image
“I’ll admit, Jasnah, that I empathize with your skepticism, but I don’t agree with it. I just think you've been looking for God in… — Brandon Sanderson Copy Share Image
They say a man doesn't know himself until he faces death for the first time. . . I don't know about that. It seems… — Brandon Sanderson Copy Share Image
“I wasn’t a nerd, mind you, but I’d spent a lot of my youth studying Epics, so I’d had limited experience with social interaction.… — Brandon Sanderson Copy Share Image
“Why, Elend! That’s almost romantic—in a twisted ‘I’m going to make my wife want to kill me’ sort of way.” — Brandon Sanderson Copy Share Image
“And...how much are we getting paid for achieving the impossible?” — Brandon Sanderson Copy Share Image
“Elantris was the one place where she could remember feeling unconditional acceptance. She had not been a princess, she had been something far better… — Brandon Sanderson Copy Share Image
“Elend smiled. "Oh, come on. You have to admit that you're unusual, Vin. You're like some strange mixture of a noblewoman, a street urchin,… — Brandon Sanderson Copy Share Image
“That is always how it is, though, isn't it?” Shuden asked. “Those who can least afford extravagance seem to be the ones most determined… — Brandon Sanderson Copy Share Image
“He says he’s letting the Stormfather judge you,” Moash added. “Jezerezeh, king of Heralds. He says that if you deserve to live, you will….”… — Brandon Sanderson Copy Share Image
“The stories say the Nightwatcher might be capable of that. . . . Powerful spren. Vast spren.’ ‘Is he calling me vast?’ Syl said,… — Brandon Sanderson Copy Share Image
“But the mark of a great man is one who knows when to set aside the important things in order to accomplish the vital… — Brandon Sanderson Copy Share Image
“He took the teapot and poured two cups. She was grateful. And also frustrated. Not being able to walk was annoying, and that emotion… — Brandon Sanderson Copy Share Image
“I don't want to make people mad. I just... well, how can people get better if you don't tell them what you honestly think?” — Brandon Sanderson Copy Share Image
“Imaginary things were often the only items of real substance in people’s lives.” — Brandon Sanderson Copy Share Image
“To their simple, degenerate minds there was only one thing to do when faced by a God more powerful than their own: Convert. Brandon… — Brandon Sanderson Copy Share Image
“He'd never been an optimist. He saw the world as it was, or he tried to. That was a problem, though, when the truth… — Brandon Sanderson Copy Share Image
“That night, it rained on the other dogs, who slept outside in the cold barn, which leaked. But the little dog snuggled into a… — Brandon Sanderson Copy Share Image
“Pain lost it's power when other things became more important.Kahar didn't need a potion or an Aon to save him-he just needed something to… — Brandon sanderson Copy Share Image
“Oh, storms. That was awful." "No it was funny. You seem to get those two mixed up a lot. Don't worry. I'm here to… — Brandon Sanderson Copy Share Image
“When has any man ever been content with what he has? When has any tyrant said to himself, 'This is enough'?” — Brandon Sanderson Copy Share Image
“Definitely not—you optimists just can't understand that a depressed person doesn't want you to try and cheer them up. It makes us sick.” — Brandon Sanderson Copy Share Image
“The most important words a man can say are, "I will do better.” — Brandon Sanderson Copy Share Image
“Suddenly, Vin grew pale. Elend paused, glancing at her, sensing that something was wrong. Not with what he'd said, something else. What is it?… — Brandon Sanderson Copy Share Image