Severus Snape

377 quotes

"Your father was no better than a fool."
Truth
"Sloth is the privilege of the weak."
Work
"The dead do not complain."
Death
"Ineptitude is not a virtue."
Education
"Time is the one thing we cannot control."
Time
"I have seen your kind come and go throughout the years."
History
"Attention to detail separates the great from the merely adequate."
Success
"Your mother's greatest wish was your safety."
Family
"Desperation is the mark of the defeated."
Perseverance
"Some bonds are stronger than death itself."
Love
"Carelessness is a luxury you cannot afford."
Work
"The veil between worlds is thinner than you know."
Philosophy
"I have no patience for incompetence."
Patience
"Knowledge without wisdom is merely dangerous."
Wisdom
"Your friends cannot save you from your own folly."
Friendship
"Sentimentality is the weakness of the soft-hearted."
Kindness
"I do not mistake ambition for greatness."
Motivation
"The strong survive. The weak perish. Such is nature."
Nature
"You lack the discipline necessary for true mastery."
Education
"Pain is an excellent teacher."
Wisdom
"Look to your own faults before criticizing others."
Kindness
"The future is written by those brave enough to change it."
Change
"I have endured far worse than your insolence."
Strength
"Respect is earned, not given."
Leadership
"There is no shame in acknowledging one's limitations."
"The most dangerous magic is that born of desperation."
Power
"Your potential remains locked behind your arrogance."
Success
"Some secrets are meant to stay buried."
Truth
"I do not suffer fools gladly."
Patience
"Every action carries consequences you cannot foresee."
Wisdom