Quotessence
Home / Authors / Terry Goodkind
Terry Goodkind

Terry Goodkind Quotes

Writer

Filter quotes by topic

AllIfsThinkingPeopleWizardsWayKnowsReasonSaidBelieveLife IsMenRealityWantFirstsGivingMagicPersonsShouldTruthCharacter

Famous Terry Goodkind Quotes

“The Second Rule is that the greatest harm can result from the best intentions. It sounds a paradox, but kindness and good intentions can be an insidious path to destruction. Sometimes doing what seems right is wrong, and can cause harm. The only counter to it is knowledge, wisdom, forethought, and understanding the First Rule. Even then, that is not always enough.”

FirstsSometimesEnoughSeemsCausesUnderstandingSoundResultsKindnessPathDestructionIntentionHarmParadoxGood IntentionsInsidiousKnowledge WisdomBest IntentionsForethought
Author:Terry Goodkind
Create image

“The only sovereign I can allow to rule me is reason. The first law of reason is this: what exists exists; what is is. From this irreducible, bedrock principle, all knowledge is built. This is the foundation from which life is embraced. Reason is a choice. Wishes and whims are not facts, nor are they a means to discovering them. Reason is our only way of grasping reality–it is our basic tool of survival. We are free to evade the effort of thinking, to reject reason, but we are not free to avoid the penalty of the abyss we refuse to see." -Richard”

ThinkingWayFirstsMeanI CanReasonFactsRealityLawLife IsChoicesWishEffortPrinciplesSurvivalBuiltToolsFoundationRefuseRejectsDiscoveringPenaltiesSovereignAbyssWhimGraspingBedrock
Book:Faith of the Fallen
Create image