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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"I see the truth now."Vera Claythorne
"I have lived long enough to understand evil."Justice Wargrave
"One cannot be deeply responsive to the world without being saddened very often"Shevek
"Suffering teaches; joy does not"Shevek
"Every choice forecloses infinite other possibilities"Shevek
"I want to be smart but not if it means losing the love of the people around me."Charlie Gordon
"Being intelligent means understanding all the ways people can hurt you."Charlie Gordon
"The greatest gift isn't intelligence—it's the capacity to connect with others."Charlie Gordon
"Intelligence without compassion is just another kind of disability."Charlie Gordon
"Transformation and physical change. That's what he's after."Jack Crawford
"What does he do, this man you seek?"Hannibal Lecter
"A person has to make a choice."Jack Crawford
"First principles, Clarice. Simplicity."Hannibal Lecter
"Guilt manifests differently in each soul."Armstrong
"The world is full of obvious things which nobody by any chance ever observes"Sherlock Holmes
"You see, but you do not observe"Sherlock Holmes
"Depend upon it, there is nothing so unnatural as the obvious"Sherlock Holmes
"One should always look for a possible alternative"Sherlock Holmes
"The smallest thing may prove the key to the greatest mystery"Sherlock Holmes
"Every problem has a solution if one looks deep enough"Sherlock Holmes
"One must never dismiss the obvious entirely"Sherlock Holmes
"The investigation requires both logic and intuition"Sherlock Holmes
"A mystery is merely a problem waiting for a solution"Sherlock Holmes
"The world is full of obvious things which nobody by any chance ever observes."Sherlock Holmes
"You know my methods. Apply them."Sherlock Holmes
"To a great mind, nothing is little."Sherlock Holmes
"There is nothing so important as trifles."Sherlock Holmes
"It is of the highest importance in the art of detection to be able to recognize, out of a number of facts, which are incidental and which vital."Sherlock Holmes
"What do you make of it, Watson?"Sherlock Holmes
"Do not tamper with the matter, Watson. It is as it is."Sherlock Holmes
