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