Albus Dumbledore

Character in Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban From: Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban

Headmaster of Hogwarts; provides wisdom and guidance

378 quotes

"The consequences of our actions are always so complicated, so diverse, that predicting the future is a very difficult business indeed."
Wisdom
"Happiness can be found even in the darkest of times, if one only remembers to turn on the light."
Happiness
"Understanding is the first step to acceptance, and only with acceptance can there be recovery."
Wisdom
"It takes a great deal of bravery to stand up to our enemies, but just as much to stand up to our friends."
Courage
"You think the dead we have lost ever truly leave us?"
Death
"We are only as strong as we are united, as weak as we are divided."
Strength
"Your mother is alive, Severus."
Life
"It was not, in the end, the stone itself, but what it represented."
Wisdom
"I am not young enough to know everything."
Knowledge
"The ones that love us never truly leave us."
Love
"Help will always be given at Hogwarts to those who ask for it."
Hope
"It does not do to dwell on dreams and forget to live."
Dreams
"We must have the wisdom to recognize our mistakes and the flexibility to change our course."
Change
"The truth is like a lion; you don't have to defend it, it will defend itself."
Truth
"Time is a precious thing. Do not waste it."
Time
"Love is the most powerful magic we possess."
Love
"Friendship is a treasure more valuable than gold."
Friendship
"Redemption is always possible for those who seek it."
Hope
"Your past does not define your future."
Change
"The greatest witches and wizards are those who have learned from their mistakes."
Wisdom
"True strength lies in knowing when to fight and when to forgive."
Strength
"The soul is never truly destroyed; it lives on in memory."
Philosophy
"The darkest nights produce the brightest stars."
Hope
"We all have our secrets, our regrets, our hidden sorrows."
Truth
"Do what is right, not what is easy."
Courage
"The present is in your hands; shape it wisely."
Time
"Justice served with mercy is the truest justice."
Justice
"A kind word can change someone's entire world."
Kindness
"It is our choices that show what we truly are, far more than our abilities."
Wisdom
"We are only as sick as our secrets."
Truth