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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"It may help to understand human affairs to know that they are run by jealous men."
The Narrator
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"It is important to know what you want, and important to know what you need."
The Narrator
T
"The real horror isn't the apocalypse. It's what comes after."
The Narrator
T
"Good intentions don't require good results."
The Narrator
C
"Vengeance does not bring peace"
Catelyn Stark
I
"You keep using that word. I do not think it means what you think it means."
Inigo Montoya
V
"Never go in against a Sicilian when death is on the line!"
Vizzini
M
"Mostly dead is slightly alive."
Miracle Max
I
"I do not think that word means what you think it means."
Inigo Montoya
A
"You have to trust your instincts sometimes"
Annabeth Chase
M
"Believe nothing."
Mr. Wednesday
S
"The heart knows what the mind refuses to accept."
Shadow Moon
V
"The battle of wits has begun."
Vizzini
W
"Get used to disappointment."
Westley
B
"Revenge is a dish best served cold, but it poisons the one who consumes it."
Brom
J
"A man's got to know his limitations."
Jaime Lannister
T
"It is often better to light a flamethrower than curse the darkness, although the results are much the same."
The Narrator
T
"There was no point in asking the Them to help. They were children."
The Narrator
T
"I have always found that plans are useless. But planning is indispensable."
The Narrator
T
"The only thing worse than having a terrible idea is having it and then acting on it."
The Narrator
A
"It is impossible to overstate the importance of cleanliness."
Aziraphale
T
"Some people are evil. Most people are just trying to get by."
The Narrator
T
"A man is never so dangerous as when he understands himself."
Tyrion Lannister
C
"The world is more complicated than you think."
Chiron
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
"In the spaces between the things, that's where the real magic happens."
Anansi
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"Nothing is free. Everything has a price. Sometimes it's just not paid in money."
Mr. Wednesday
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"The world is a lot more complicated than a lot of people would like it to be."
The Narrator
T
"It is often better to light a flamethrower than curse the darkness."
The Narrator
T
"Prophecy is a tricky business."
The Narrator