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