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