Christopher Paolini Quotes That Will Inspire You to Live Your Best Life

1. (...)best of luck, avoid roasted cabbage, don't eat earwax, and look on the bright side of life! Eldest

2. Ah, pay no heed if your enemies laugh. They'll not be able to once you lop off their heads. Eragon, Eldest & Brisingr

3. Because you can't argue with all the fools in the world. It's easier to let them have their way, then trick them when they're not paying attention.

4. Consider non your superior, whatever their rank or station in life. Treat all fairly or they will seek revenge. Be careful with your money. Hold fast to your belief and others will listen." he continued at a slower pace, " of the affairs of love ... my only advice is to be honest. thats your most powerfull too to unlock a heart or gain forgiveness. that is all i have to say"Garrow to Roran p 64 Eragon

5. Eragon looked back at him, confused. "I don't understand.""Of course you don't," said Brom impatiently. "That's why I'm teaching you and not the other way around. Eragon

6. First, let no one rule your mind or body. Take special care that your thoughts remain unfettered... . Give men your ear, but not your heart. Show respect for those in power, but don't follow them blindly. Judge with logic and reason, but comment not. Consider none your superior whatever their rank or station in life. Treat all fairly, or they will seek revenge. Be careful with your money. Hold fast to your beliefs and others will listen. Eragon

7. Go slowly, so that you do not bite your tail by accident. Inheritance

8. He's acting as foolish as a kitten... but then, everyone's entitled to a little foolishness once in a while. Inheritance

9. 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 Brisingr

10. Love can be a terrible curse, Eragon. It can make you overlook even the largest flaws in a person's behavior. Brisingr

11. People have an annoying habit of remembering things they shouldn't. Eragon

12. Saphira waved her tail, the tip whistling loudly. "I'm not asking you to. However, if we attack first, we may gain the advantage." "Have you gone crazy? They'll..." Eragon's voice trailed off as he thought about it. "They won't be able to do a thing." "Exactly," said Saphira. "We can inflict lots of damage from a safe height." "Let's drop rocks on them!

13. The future will be what it will, and fretting about it will only make your fears more likely to come true. Inheritance

14. They were quiet for a while, eating, then Oromis asked, "Can you tell me, What is the most important mental tool a person can possess?"It was a serious question, and Eragon considered it for a reasonable span before he ventured to say, "Determination."Oromis tore the loaf in half with his long white fingers. "I can understand why you arrived at that conclusion-determination has served you well in your adventures-but no. I meant the tool most necessary to choose the best course of action in any given situation. Determination is as common among men who are dull and foolish as it is among those who are brilliant intellects. So, no, determination cannot be what we're looking for. Eldest

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

16. Wise? No, I simply learned to think. Eldest

17. You would be amazed how many magicians have died after being bitten by mad rabbits. It's far more common than you might think. -Angela the Herbalist Brisingr

18. A person must earn enlightenment, Eragon. It is not handed down to you by others, regardless of how revered they be. Brisingr

19. Anger has its place, but it will not serve you here, the way of the warrior is the way of knowing. Of that knowledge requires you to use anger, then you use anger, but you cannot wrest forth knowledge by losing your temper. Inheritance

20. Perhaps not one religion contains all of the truth of the world. Perhaps every religion contains fragments of the truth, and it is our responsibility to identify those fragments and piece them together. Brisingr

21. Then Valdr showed them a nest of sleeping starlings, and Eragon could feel their dreams flickering in their minds, fast as the blink of an eye. At first, Valdr’s emotion was one of contempt - the starlings’ dreams seemed tiny, petty, and inconsequential - but then his mood changed and became warm and sympathetic, and even the smallest of the starlings’ concerns grew in importance until it seemed equal to the worries of kings. Inheritance

22. They shared a laugh, and then the silence that so often intruded on their discussion asserted itself once again, a gap born of equal parts weariness, familiarity and--conversely--the many differences that fate had created between those who had once gone about lives that were but variations on a single melody. Brisingr