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*'''Wizard's First Rule''', ''[[Wizard's First Rule]]''
*'''Wizard's First Rule''', ''[[Wizard's First Rule]]''
**"People are stupid. They will believe anything they want to be true or fear to be true. Given proper motivation, almost anyone will believe almost anything. People can only rarely tell the difference between a lie and the truth, and yet they are confident they can, and so are all the easier to fool."
**"People are stupid. They will believe anything they want to be true or fear to be true."


*'''Wizard's Second Rule''', ''[[Stone of Tears]]''
*'''Wizard's Second Rule''', ''[[Stone of Tears]]''
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*'''Wizard's Fourth Rule''', ''[[Temple of the Winds]]''
*'''Wizard's Fourth Rule''', ''[[Temple of the Winds]]''
** "There is magic in ''sincere'' forgiveness- the magic to heal! In the forgiveness you grant, and more so in the forgiveness you receive."
** "There is magic in forgiveness- the magic to heal! In the forgiveness you grant, and more so in the forgiveness you receive."


*'''Wizard's Fifth Rule''', ''[[Soul of the Fire]]''
*'''Wizard's Fifth Rule''', ''[[Soul of the Fire]]''
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*'''Wizard's Sixth Rule''', ''[[Faith of the Fallen]]''
*'''Wizard's Sixth Rule''', ''[[Faith of the Fallen]]''
** "The only sovereign you can allow to rule you is reason. The first law of reason is this: what exists, exists; what is, is. From this irreducible , bedrock principle, all knowledge is built. This is the foundation from which life is embraced."
** "The only sovereign you can allow to rule you is reason."


*'''Wizard's Seventh Rule''', ''[[The Pillars of Creation]]''
*'''Wizard's Seventh Rule''', ''[[The Pillars of Creation]]''
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*'''Wizard's Ninth Rule''', ''[[Chainfire]]''
*'''Wizard's Ninth Rule''', ''[[Chainfire]]''
** "A Contradiction doesn't exist, in whole or in part."
** "Contradictions don't exist, in whole or in part."


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Revision as of 18:54, 24 March 2006

In the Sword of Truth series, a new Wizard's Rule is introduced in each new novel. Following are the rules stated thus far:

  • Wizard's First Rule, Wizard's First Rule
    • "People are stupid. They will believe anything they want to be true or fear to be true."
  • Wizard's Second Rule, Stone of Tears
    • "The greatest harm can result from the best intentions."
  • Wizard's Fourth Rule, Temple of the Winds
    • "There is magic in forgiveness- the magic to heal! In the forgiveness you grant, and more so in the forgiveness you receive."
  • Wizard's Fifth Rule, Soul of the Fire
    • "Mind what people do, not only what they say, for deeds will betray a lie."
  • Wizard's Sixth Rule, Faith of the Fallen
    • "The only sovereign you can allow to rule you is reason."
  • Wizard's Ninth Rule, Chainfire
    • "Contradictions don't exist, in whole or in part."