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
T
T
C
S
S
H
H
S
S
B
E
F
T
T
T
T
S
H
T
E
T
T
P
S
N
T
S
S
F
F
"I drink and I know things."Tyrion Lannister
"I drink and I know things."Tyrion Lannister
"A woman's sorrow brings no victory."Catelyn Stark
"Violence is the last refuge of the incompetent"Salvor Hardin
"It pays to be obvious, especially if you have a reputation for subtlety"Salvor Hardin
"Knowledge of the facts is insufficient without understanding their significance"Hari Seldon
"Understanding precedes all meaningful action"Hari Seldon
"Knowledge without judgment is dangerous"Salvor Hardin
"Wisdom lies in seeing what others cannot"Salvor Hardin
"Maybe we're not supposed to be so complicated"Bella Swan
"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 world is more complex than a fixed set of faction ideals."Four/Tobias Eaton
"Our worst weaknesses are the qualities we hate most in other people."Tris Prior
"The only real faction is the human faction."Tris Prior
"I drink and I know things"Tyrion Lannister
"This is no kingdom I want"Tyrion Lannister
"Violence is the last refuge of the incompetent"Salvor Hardin
"The future is not written; it is merely probable"Hari Seldon
"The weight of responsibility grows with knowledge"The Four Kingdoms' various leaders
"In the moment when I truly understand my enemy, understand him well enough to defeat him, then in that moment I also love him."Ender Wiggin
"To minimize the expenditure of energy, all life forms tend to follow the path of least resistance."Thufir Hawat
"You cannot simply wander into a desert expecting to find a human population."Thufir Hawat
"The future remains uncertain. That is the only thing certain about it."Paul Atreides
"No design, however well designed, can ever prevent a man from falling."Spice-induced narrator/Paul's visions
"Sometimes the greatest strength is knowing when to surrender."Newt
"We cannot change the past, only learn from it."Thomas
"Violence is the last refuge of the incompetent"Salvor Hardin
"We are gardeners of the future, not its architects"Salvor Hardin
"A person is smart. People are dumb"Four/Tobias Eaton
"You think you understand the world, but it is much more complex than you think"Four/Tobias Eaton