Dalinar Kholin

Character in The Way of Kings From: The Way of Kings

Highprince and military leader with memorable reflections on honor and purpose

145 quotes

"The most important step a man can take is always the next one."
Perseverance
"We make a choice, right now, to be better."
Hope
"We are the ones who must do something."
"Honor is dead. But I'll see what I can do."
Hope
"A man chooses what matters to him."
Wisdom
"Men are not fixed things."
Change
"What you build during the calm will determine what you can do during the storm."
"The knights once stood against darkness itself."
History
"Evil is easy."
Philosophy
"You were meant for something greater."
Inspiration
"We are all broken in some way."
Kindness
"Leadership is about making the hard choices so others don't have to."
Leadership
"True strength is found not in the absence of fear, but in acting despite it."
Strength
"A promise kept defines a man's character more than a hundred words of honor."
Truth
"Honor is not about what you were born as, but what you choose to become."
Wisdom
"A leader must be willing to stand alone."
Leadership
"We must learn from our failures to find success."
Wisdom
"Fear is the true enemy of progress."
Fear
"To lead is to serve."
Leadership
"In unity there is strength."
Friendship
"Power without mercy is tyranny."
Power
"Honor demands integrity above all else."
Justice
"War teaches hard lessons about humanity."
War
"Leadership is about making the hard choices."
Leadership
"Honor demands sacrifice."
Justice
"Political power corrupts even the best intentions."
Politics
"Justice without mercy is tyranny."
Justice
"Philosophy begins with asking better questions."
Philosophy
"Honor is not dead so long as we still fight for it."
Justice
"A true leader serves those beneath him, not above him."
Leadership