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Meaning
The quote says that a fool is someone who rejects facts when those facts do not support what they want to happen. It points to the danger of letting preference override evidence. It also suggests that wisdom requires facing information honestly, even when it is inconvenient.
When It Was Said
2014
Who It Was Said To
Not documented yet.
Historical Context
Chapter 77, “Trust” (p. 937)
Source
Chapter 77, “Trust” (p. 937)
Original Language & Translation
Originally said in English.
Did They Really Say It?
Listed with a cited source on Wikiquote.
Did You Know?
Cited with a source on Wikiquote: Chapter 77, “Trust” (p. 937).
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