Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince

Book · 6 characters · 367 quotes · 2005

Quotes from Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince

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"Lily Potter, when she sacrificed herself to save her son, created the greatest magic of all."
Albus Dumbledore
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"Dark and difficult times lie ahead. Soon we must all face the choice between what is right and what is easy."
Albus Dumbledore
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"It is our choices that show what we truly are, far more than our abilities."
Albus Dumbledore
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"The mind is not a book, to be opened at will and examined at leisure."
Severus Snape Knowledge
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"Youth cannot know how age thinks and feels."
Albus Dumbledore Wisdom
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"I am not concerned with pleasure or pain, but with the nature of the soul."
Albus Dumbledore Philosophy
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"Once again, you have allowed your emotions to distract you from what is really important."
Severus Snape Wisdom
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"It is often our failings that define us as much as our accomplishments."
Albus Dumbledore Perseverance
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"Greatness inspires envy, envy engenders spite, spite spawns hate, and hate generates ruin."
Albus Dumbledore Philosophy
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"We are only as sick as our secrets."
Albus Dumbledore Truth
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"It is impossible to live without failing at something, unless you live so cautiously that you might as well not have lived."
Albus Dumbledore Courage
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"I have one last thing to tell you: the truth. It is a beautiful and terrible thing, and should therefore be treated with great caution."
Albus Dumbledore Truth
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"Voldemort himself created his own worst enemy, just as tyrants always do."
Albus Dumbledore Power
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"There is nothing to be feared from a body, Harry, any more than there is anything to be feared from the dead."
Albus Dumbledore Death
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"Of course it is happening inside your head, Harry, but why on earth should that mean that it is not real?"
Albus Dumbledore Philosophy
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"Dumbledore loved him, Dumbledore had chosen him, Dumbledore had told him secrets he told no other wizard."
Harry Potter Friendship
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"Dark and difficult times lie ahead. Soon we must all face the choice between what is right and what is easy."
Albus Dumbledore Courage
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"It is our choices that show what we truly are, far more than our abilities."
Albus Dumbledore
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"History repeats itself to those who do not learn from it."
Albus Dumbledore History
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"Leadership is not about power, but service."
Albus Dumbledore Leadership
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"The past shapes us, but does not define us."
Albus Dumbledore Change
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"Time is the most precious commodity we possess."
Albus Dumbledore Time
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"The greatest magic is the love we share with others."
Albus Dumbledore Love
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"The mind is not a book to be written and read, but a garden to be cultivated."
Albus Dumbledore Wisdom
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"One can never have too many books."
Albus Dumbledore Knowledge
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"Youth cannot know how age thinks and feels, but old men are guilty if they forget what it was to be young."
Albus Dumbledore Wisdom
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"Words are, of course, the most powerful magic we have."
Albus Dumbledore Power
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"It does not do to dwell on dreams and forget to live."
Albus Dumbledore Wisdom
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"The truth is a beautiful and terrible thing, and should therefore be treated with great caution."
Albus Dumbledore Truth
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"Help will always be given at Hogwarts to those who ask for it."
Albus Dumbledore Hope