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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"A man who trusts everyone is a fool and a man who trusts no one is a fool."Paul Atreides
"The young believe they can change the world; only the old know that change changes the changer."Spice-induced narrator/Paul's visions
"Violence is the last refuge of the incompetent"Salvor Hardin
"It is a mistake to accept the first answer that comes to you"Hari Seldon
"The greatest talent of all is the ability to know when to stop"Salvor Hardin
"The most dangerous enemy is the one who believes he is righteous"Salvor Hardin
"The preservation of knowledge is the greatest duty of any civilization"Salvor Hardin
"I drink and I know things."Tyrion Lannister
"In the moment when I truly understand my enemy, I'm ready to forgive him."Ender Wiggin
"The trick is not becoming trapped by either hate or love."Orson Scott Card (Narrator)
"The only winning move is not to play."Ender Wiggin
"You don't win a game by cheating, but by understanding it completely."Mazer Rackham
"The buggers were intelligent enough to understand surrender."Ender Wiggin
"The greatest strategy is to make your enemy your friend."Ender Wiggin
"A person is smart. People are dumb."Baron Vladimir Harkonnen
"The price of betrayal is always higher than the price of honesty"Davos Seaworth
"The greatest victories are sometimes won without drawing steel"Tyrion Lannister
"A man must know when to stand and when to kneel"Stannis Baratheon
"Violence is the last refuge of the incompetent"Salvor Hardin
"A man without honor is not a man at all"Ned Stark
"Violence is the last refuge of the incompetent"Salvor Hardin
"Redemption is possible only through acceptance of our failures."Kris Kelvin
"I think it's impossible to really understand somebody, what they want, what they believe, and not love them the way they want to be loved."Ender Wiggin
"Understanding does not require agreement."Ender Wiggin
"He understood her better than anyone else."Orson Scott Card (Narrator)
"The sleeper has awakened."Gaius Helen Mohiam
"Knowing where the trap is—that's the first step in springing it."Paul Atreides
"Any road followed precisely to its end leads precisely nowhere."Gaius Helen Mohiam
"The mystery of life isn't a problem to solve but a reality to experience."Spice-induced narrator/Paul's visions
"A person is smart. People are dumb."Gaius Helen Mohiam