Oromis Quotes

• It is a better world. A place where we ate responsible for our actions, where we can be kind to one another because we want to and becauseit is the right thing to do instead of being frightened into behaving by the threat of divine punishment.

  Christopher Paolini

  Punishment, World, Want

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• Live in the present, remember the past, and fear not the future, for it doesn't exist and never shall. There is only now.

  Christopher Paolini

  Inspirational, Life, Insperational

  Christopher Paolini (2014). “The Inheritance Cycle Complete Collection: Eragon, Eldest, Brisingr, Inheritance”, p.1032, Knopf Books for Young Readers

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• Keep in mind, Eragon, that no one thinks himself a villain, and few make decisions they think are wrong. A person may dislike his choice, but he will stand by it because, even in the worst circumstances, he believes that it was the best option available to him at the time.

  Christopher Paolini

  Believe, Thinking, Choices

  Christopher Paolini (2014). “The Inheritance Cycle Complete Collection: Eragon, Eldest, Brisingr, Inheritance”, p.1021, Knopf Books for Young Readers

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• If you wish to be happy,Eragon, Think not of what is to come nor of that which you have no control over but rather of the now and that which you are able to change" ~Oromis to eragon ,Brisingr~618

  Christopher Paolini

  Thinking, Wish, Able

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• Applied properly, it [logic] can overcome any lack of wisdom, which one only gains through age and experience.

  Christopher Paolini

  Age, Overcoming, Gains

  Christopher Paolini (2014). “The Inheritance Cycle Complete Collection: Eragon, Eldest, Brisingr, Inheritance”, p.1020, Knopf Books for Young Readers

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• Those whom we most love are often the most alien to us.

  Christopher Paolini

  Family, Aliens, Eldest

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• Don't defoul the air. It ill becomes you. - Oromis

  Christopher Paolini

  Air, Ill

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• I agree that it's important to be of a virtuous nature, but I would also contend that if you had to choose between giving a man a noble disposition or teaching him to think clearly, you'd do better to teach him to think clearly. Too many problems in this world are caused by men with noble dispositions and clouded minds.

  Christopher Paolini

  Teaching, Men, Thinking

  "Eldest (The Inheritance Cycle, Book 2)". Book by Christopher Paolini, August 23, 2005.

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• Magic is the art of thinking, not strength or language.

  Christopher Paolini

  Art, Thinking, Magic

  Christopher Paolini (2014). “The Inheritance Cycle Complete Collection: Eragon, Eldest, Brisingr, Inheritance”, p.1024, Knopf Books for Young Readers

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