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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"The very first rule of magic is: never tell anyone you're using magic."
The Narrator
T
"The presence of a miracle is usually followed by the absence of a simple explanation."
The Narrator
C
"There is something almost holy about doing things badly on purpose."
Crowley
C
"The secret to survival is to be useful to the people in charge."
Crowley
H
"The Capitol doesn't forgive."
Haymitch Abernathy
K
"I finally understand why the victors are so broken."
Katniss Everdeen
H
"We have to be smarter than this."
Haymitch Abernathy
D
"I drink and I know things"
Davos Seaworth
V
"The Battle of Wits between you and me."
Vizzini
V
"Never go in against a Sicilian when death is on the line."
Vizzini
T
"I drink and I know things."
Tyrion Lannister
I
"You keep using that word. I do not think it means what you think it means."
Inigo Montoya
V
"Inconceivable!"
Vizzini
T
"The world is complicated."
Tyrion Lannister
K
"Maybe it's just me, but I think the arena is designed to drive us mad."
Katniss Everdeen
H
"The odds will never be truly in our favor."
Haymitch Abernathy
P
"The games are designed to break us."
Peeta Mellark
H
"The real battle is for hearts and minds."
Haymitch Abernathy
T
"A man can smile and smile and be a villain."
Tyrion Lannister
C
"The gods are real, and they're not done with you yet."
Chiron
A
"Logic and books don't always solve real problems."
Annabeth Chase
C
"A hero's greatest weapon isn't always strength."
Chiron
C
"The gods need heroes more than heroes need the gods."
Chiron
H
"Remember who the real enemy is"
Haymitch Abernathy
I
"You keep using that word. I do not think it means what you think it means."
Inigo Montoya
I
"Since we're in a hurry, let me explain. Not all—there is too much. Let me sum up."
Inigo Montoya
P
"The gods are real, and they're petty, and they're powerful, and they're dysfunctional."
Percy Jackson
A
"The gods' decisions aren't always fair, but they are absolute."
Annabeth Chase
T
"I drink and I know things"
Tyrion Lannister
C
"The gods have no mercy"
Catelyn Stark