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Every man is a hero of his own story.


Brandon Sanderson

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SALLUST Every man is the son of his own works.
MIGUEL DE CERVANTES Every man is his own chief enemy.
ANACHARSIS Every man is his own chief enemy.
ANACHARSIS ANACHARSIS If Hero means sincere man, why may not every one of us be a Hero?
THOMAS CARLYLE Don't forget, you are the hero of your own story.
GREG BOYLE Every man makes a god of his own desire.
DAVID TUVILL Every man or woman is born to be a Hero!
AVIJEET DAS The brave man carves out his fortune, and every man is the son of his own works.
MIGUEL DE CERVANTES The brave man carves out his fortune, and every man is the sum of his own works.
MIGUEL DE CERVANTES SAAVEDRA Every man is his own greatest enemy, and as it were his own executioner.
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JEAN-JACQUES ROUSSEAU The true hero is one who conquers his own anger and hatred.
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MARY MCCARTHY Every man has a property in his own person. This nobody has a right to, but himself.
JOHN LOCKE Every man takes the limits of his own field of vision for the limits of the world.
ARTHUR SCHOPENHAUER I mistrust the judgment of every man in a case in which his own wishes are concerned.
SOURCE UNKNOWN I mistrust the judgment of every man in a case in which his own wishes are concerned.
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BRANDON SANDERSON Strength does not make one capable of rule; it makes one capable of service.
BRANDON SANDERSON Somebody has to start. Somebody has to step forward and do what is right, because it is right.
BRANDON SANDERSON And so, does the destination matter? Or is it the path we take? I declare that no accomplishment has...
BRANDON SANDERSON Can you feel it? Something just changed. I believe that’s the sound the world makes when it pisses...
BRANDON SANDERSON Of all the recruits in his cohort, he had learned the quickest. How to hold the spear, how to stand ...
BRANDON SANDERSON An excuse is what you make after the deed is done, while a justification is what you offer before.
BRANDON SANDERSON I want you to go back into the barrack and tell the men to come out after the storm. Tell them to lo...
BRANDON SANDERSON In the end, I must proclaim that no good can be achieved of false means. For the substance of our ex...
BRANDON SANDERSON If I should die,” Dalinar said, “then I would do so having lived my life right. It is not the de...
BRANDON SANDERSON Overcome your guilt. Care, but not too much. Take responsibility, but don't blame yourself. Protect,...
BRANDON SANDERSON There are two kinds of people in this world, son. Those who save lives, and those who take lives." BRANDON SANDERSON Brightness...I believe you stray into sarcasm."

"Funny.I thought I'd run straight into it...
BRANDON SANDERSON ...Do you stop loving someone just because they betray you? I don't think so. That's what makes the ...
BRANDON SANDERSON I told him that you were simply showing me the ways of court. Kind of like an…older brother.” BRANDON SANDERSON We got there without being spotted. I pulled her in, then shut the door, pressing my back to it and ...
BRANDON SANDERSON The right belief is like a good cloak, I think. If it fits you well, it keeps you warm and safe. The...
BRANDON SANDERSON Sometimes Vin imagined she was like the ash, or the wind, or the mist itself. A thing without though...
BRANDON SANDERSON Fantasy has had some problems with being too repetitive, in my opinion. I try to read what other peo...
BRANDON SANDERSON I died down at that chasm. Now you’ve got my vengeful spirit to deal with.
BRANDON SANDERSON We're not moments, Megan, you and me. We're events. You say you might not be the same person you wer...
BRANDON SANDERSON She slumped toward the ground, but I grabbed her and heaved her onto my shoulder, then ran down the ...
BRANDON SANDERSON In fact, the entire nature of this State seemed to highlight that political power was just an illusi...
BRANDON SANDERSON Back in my State, I'm very close to being able to control the weather. I'll be all-powerful, once I'...
BRANDON SANDERSON I’m good at doing things I’m not supposed to,” she said, then kicked the door open.
BRANDON SANDERSON XinWey’s Doctrine states that the most essential morality of mankind is to create the greatest ...
BRANDON SANDERSON Well, best to remain vigilant. It’s when everything is calm that you need to be most alert.
BRANDON SANDERSON On the three-hundredth anniversary of my birth, I finally managed to conquer the world.
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