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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"To understand power, one must first understand oneself."
Gaius Helen Mohiam
T
"Sometimes you don't want to know how a sausage gets made."
Thomas
E
"When you can live forever, what do you live for"
Edward Cullen
D
"The cold preserves things"
Davos Seaworth
D
"A man must know when to hold and when to fold"
Davos Seaworth
T
"I drink and I know things"
Tyrion Lannister
T
"Mistakes were made and lessons learned"
Tyrion Lannister
F
"You can't reason your way out of something you didn't reason your way into."
Four/Tobias Eaton
F
"The test isn't showing your strong side; it's recognizing your weaknesses."
Four/Tobias Eaton
S
"Violence is the last refuge of the incompetent"
Salvor Hardin
S
"The best time to plant a tree was 20 years ago. The second best time is now"
Salvor Hardin
S
"Wisdom comes from understanding your limitations"
Salvor Hardin
S
"Great events turn on small hinges."
Spice-induced narrator/Paul's visions
T
"The absence of a thing can be as deadly as the thing itself."
Thufir Hawat
S
"Water is precious, and a man does not pour it out lightly."
Stilgar
B
"About three things I was absolutely certain."
Bella Swan
H
"Trust no one in the arena."
Haymitch Abernathy
H
"Plutarch has a plan."
Haymitch Abernathy
N
"We cannot control our circumstances, only our response to them."
Newt
J
"No, ser. You are not wrong"
Jon Snow
E
"I can't always be the monster you think I am"
Edward Cullen
E
"I think it's impossible to really understand somebody, what they want, what they believe, and not love them the way they love themselves."
Ender Wiggin
E
"In the moment when I truly understand my enemy, understand him well enough to defeat him, then in that very moment I also love him."
Ender Wiggin
T
"The past doesn't define who we are now."
Thomas
T
"There's always another way if you look hard enough."
Thomas
F
"The fear doesn't go away. You just learn how to manage it."
Four/Tobias Eaton
F
"Fear doesn't shut you down; it wakes you up."
Four/Tobias Eaton
T
"The world is more complicated than I thought."
Tris Prior
F
"Sometimes our strengths lie beneath the surface."
Four/Tobias Eaton
T
"Suffering is not noble. Only healing is."
Tris Prior