Wisdom Quotes

The best minds across centuries have wrestled with what it means to be wise. These quotes capture their hard-won insights.

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M
"You pay attention, the world will change. You stop paying attention, it won't."
Mr. Wednesday
M
"Every culture builds its gods from its needs."
Mr. Wednesday
T
"I drink and I know things."
Tyrion Lannister
V
"The battle of wits has begun."
Vizzini
V
"The chocolate-coated chalice from the Palace has the brew that is true."
Vizzini
D
"A man can only do what a man can do."
Dalinar Kholin
W
"There is always another secret."
Wit (Hoid)
W
"There are no shortcuts to any place worth going."
Wit (Hoid)
W
"The world breaks everyone; we must imagine our strength afterward."
Wit (Hoid)
T
"I drink and I know things."
Tyrion Lannister
S
"I can believe things that are true and things that aren't true and I can believe things where nobody knows if they're true or not."
Shadow Moon
A
"The only thing worse than being talked about is not being talked about."
Anansi
A
"You can't make deals with gods and expect to come out whole."
Anansi
M
"Every coin has two sides."
Mr. Wednesday
M
"Every sacrifice demands a price."
Mr. Wednesday
M
"Nothing is true, everything is permitted."
Mr. Wednesday
T
"It is often better to light a flamethrower than curse the darkness, but it is even better to make absolutely sure you are not lighting the flamethrower in a confined space with a tendency to explosions."
The Narrator
C
"Whatever you do, don't let them sell you a timeshare."
Crowley
A
"The world needs more comforting lies and fewer devastating truths."
Aziraphale
C
"The only thing worse than a bad plan is a good plan that goes wrong."
Crowley
D
"The darkness before the storm tests the mettle of men."
Dalinar Kholin
T
"I drink and I know things"
Tyrion Lannister
T
"Dragons plant no trees whose shade they will not enjoy"
Tyrion Lannister
M
"Life is pain, Highness. Anyone who says differently is selling something."
Miracle Max
V
"The battle of wits has begun."
Vizzini
V
"Fool! You fell victim to one of the classic blunders."
Vizzini
T
"The important thing is the truth."
The Grandfather (narrator)
V
"That does not sound right to me."
Vizzini
V
"Rodents of unusual size? I do not think they exist."
Vizzini
T
"I drink and I know things."
Tyrion Lannister