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

"Your father would have wanted you to live, to be happy."
Love
"I have already told you: the truth. I have no more to add."
"The guilty always flee."
"You have shown remarkable courage and wisdom."
Courage
"It is our choices that show what we truly are, far more than our abilities."
"The Dementors are breeding. Breeding faster than ever before, as far as the Ministry knows."
Fear
"It takes a great deal of bravery to stand up to our enemies, but just as much to stand up to our friends."
Courage
"Happiness can be found even in the darkest of times, if one only remembers to turn on the light."
Hope
"You think the dead we loved ever truly leave us?"
Death
"To the well-organized mind, death is but the next great adventure."
Death
"Scars can come in handy. I have one myself above my left knee that is a perfect map of the London Underground."
Humor
"The boy is not safe. His instincts are good."
Wisdom
"A Dementor's kiss: there is no worse fate."
Fear
"The world is not so black and white as we would like to believe."
Wisdom
"It is our choices that show what we truly are, far more than our abilities."
Wisdom
"Fear of a name only increases fear of the thing itself."
Fear
"The Dementors are breeding. Breeding, Harry. What does that suggest to you?"
"Help will always be given at Hogwarts to those who ask for it."
Hope
"It takes great magical power to split the soul."
Power
"Happiness can be found even in the darkest of times, if one only remembers to turn on the light."
Happiness
"You think the dead we have loved ever truly leave us?"
Death
"The past cannot be changed."
Time
"The truth is a beautiful and terrible thing."
Truth
"It matters not what someone is born, but what they choose to be."
Justice
"The capacity to love is what sets us apart."
Love
"Time is a precious thing. Waste it not."
Time
"What is done cannot be undone, but it can be forgiven."
"The choices we make define who we become."
Wisdom
"Darkness is temporary; the light always returns."
Hope
"Trust is the foundation of all relationships."
Relationships