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

P
"Even gods can be wrong, and that's terrifying."
Percy Jackson
A
"Wisdom comes from experience, and sometimes experience comes from failure."
Annabeth Chase
C
"The path to victory isn't always the straightest one."
Chiron
H
"The more we see each other, the more difficult this will be."
Haymitch Abernathy
P
"There are worse things than death."
Peeta Mellark
V
"Fool! You fell victim to one of the classic blunders!"
Vizzini
V
"Never go in against a Sicilian when death is on the line!"
Vizzini
T
"I have a theory that self-pity is the worst possible emotion."
Tris Prior
T
"I know that people are not always what they seem."
Tris Prior
T
"Some traditions are brutal."
Tris Prior
T
"I drink and I know things."
Tyrion Lannister
J
"Know nothing."
Jon Snow
P
"I was a troubled kid. That's what my teachers called me."
Percy Jackson
C
"The greatest battles are often internal."
Chiron
C
"Power without wisdom is dangerous."
Chiron
M
"Life is pain, Highness. Anyone who says differently is selling something."
Miracle Max
M
"Reanimation!"
Miracle Max
T
"I drink and I know things."
Tyrion Lannister
T
"Sometimes you have to go backwards to really move forward"
Thomas
H
"Remember who the real enemy is."
Haymitch Abernathy
K
"Are you my enemy?"
Katniss Everdeen
H
"If you really want to know what snow thinks, ask him yourself."
Haymitch Abernathy
H
"Betrayal only hurts if you expected loyalty."
Haymitch Abernathy
H
"The only way to win is not to play."
Haymitch Abernathy
F
"The purpose of a monument is to stand the test of time and survive longer than the person it's built for."
Four/Tobias Eaton
F
"Maybe we were always like this, and we just didn't want to see it."
Four/Tobias Eaton
R
"What happened in the Cauldron does not define you."
Rhysand
R
"The shadows are not all darkness—they are simply a different kind of light."
Rhysand
R
"The darkness is not evil; it is simply misunderstood."
Rhysand
B
"Whatever I do, it's never enough"
Bella Swan