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Meaning
The quote says that death is inevitable for everyone, so a person’s character and conduct matter more than achievements. It frames moral living as something judged by a higher power rather than by public success. The focus is on how someone treats life, not on what they manage to build or win.
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Source
The Stormlight Archive, Books 1-3: The Way of Kings, Words of Radiance, Oathbringer (2018)
Original Language & Translation
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The phrase appears in the book "The Stormlight Archive, Books 1-3: The Way of Kings, Words of Radiance, Oathbringer (2018)" by Brandon Sanderson (Google Books snippet); no earlier source was checked.
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About Brandon Sanderson
American author of high fantasy, science fiction, and young adult fiction
Brandon Sanderson is an American author of high fantasy, science fiction, and young adult fiction. He is known for the Mistborn series and The Stormlight Archive, both set in his fictional Cosmere universe. He has also written several young adult and juvenile series outside the Cosmere, including The Reckoners, Skyward, and Alcatraz. Sanderson is also known for finishing Robert Jordan’s The Wheel of Time, and for creating the graphic novels White Sand and Dark One.
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Books by Brandon Sanderson
The Final Empire
2010
The Well of Ascension
2009
Elantris
2015
The Way of Kings
2010
Alcatraz versus the Evil Librarians
2007