Wisdom Quotes

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

64329 quotes

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"The gods are real, but they're not all-powerful"
Percy Jackson
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"I learned that sometimes the right choice isn't the easy one"
Percy Jackson
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"I drink and I know things."
Tyrion Lannister
T
"The world isn't split into good people and bad people. Almost nobody is entirely evil."
Tris Prior
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"Trust no one but yourself"
Minho
T
"The maze tests who we really are"
Thomas
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"The greatest strength is knowing when to give up the fight"
Newt
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"A man must know when to hold his tongue"
Davos Seaworth
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"The night brings counsel"
Stannis Baratheon
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"Monsters aren't always what they seem."
Grover Underwood
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"A satyr's greatest strength is knowing when to run."
Grover Underwood
C
"The gods are petty, powerful, and absolutely unpredictable."
Chiron
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"Annabeth was right. She usually is."
Percy Jackson
C
"The gods are real, messy, and surprisingly human."
Chiron
P
"I learned that being a hero means sacrifice."
Percy Jackson
C
"The Olympians aren't perfect, but they're still gods."
Chiron
T
"I drink and I know things."
Tyrion Lannister
T
"Some battles are won with swords, others with words"
Tyrion Lannister
C
"The heart cannot rule where the head must govern"
Catelyn Stark
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"Even in my human years I didn't think like a human"
Edward Cullen
T
"I want to be brave, and selfless, and smart, and kind, and honest."
Tris Prior
T
"Abnegation is not good simply because the faction was founded on altruistic principles. Abnegation is good because the people in it work hard to be good."
Tris Prior
T
"Humility and Mercy. The qualities of true nobility."
The Grandfather (narrator)
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"We are not defined by what is taken from us. We are defined by what we do with what remains."
Haymitch Abernathy
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"I've learned that survival isn't enough. You have to live with what you've done."
Katniss Everdeen
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"Sometimes you have to go back to actually move forward"
Teresa
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"There is power in self-knowledge."
Four/Tobias Eaton
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"Cruelty does not make a man strong."
Four/Tobias Eaton
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"The gods are real, and they're a lot more complicated than you'd think."
Chiron
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"Sometimes the monsters we face are real, and sometimes they're inside us."
Annabeth Chase