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 little avarice goes a long way."Hannibal Lecter
"What is essential is invisible to the eye."The Fox
"All grown-ups were once children, but only few of them remember it."The Narrator (Pilot)
"One sees clearly only with the heart. Anything essential is invisible to the eyes."The Fox
"Grown-ups like numbers."The Little Prince
"The conceited man heard only the praise."The Narrator (Pilot)
"Every man has his stars."The Little Prince
"When you want to coax a bird to you, you don't run after it."The Little Prince
"To be a grown-up is to cease to understand."The Little Prince
"You see, but you do not observe."Sherlock Holmes
"The world is full of obvious things which nobody by any chance ever observes."Sherlock Holmes
"To a great mind, nothing is little."Sherlock Holmes
"Mediocrity knows nothing higher than itself."Sherlock Holmes
"It is my business to know what other people don't know."Sherlock Holmes
"You know my methods, Watson."Sherlock Holmes
"Is there any particular point to which you would wish to draw my attention?"Sherlock Holmes
"The curious incident of the dog in the night-time."Sherlock Holmes
"You appear to be in some little perplexity."Sherlock Holmes
"The least thing may be a clue."Sherlock Holmes
"You see the significance of this observation?"Sherlock Holmes
"You have been in Afghanistan, I perceive."Sherlock Holmes
"I should prefer that you do not mention my name in connection with this matter."Sherlock Holmes
"Now you see the perplexity of my position."Sherlock Holmes
"Come now, we have had enough of this sort of thing."Sherlock Holmes
"When someone seeks, he often becomes blind to everything he already has."Siddhartha
"I have learned through my body and soul that it was necessary for me to sin, to stray, to suffer want and experience nausea and despair."Siddhartha
"The opposite of every truth is equally true."Siddhartha
"No one brings anybody to enlightenment."Siddhartha
"Suffering teaches the deepest lessons."Siddhartha
"The secret of life is to fall in love with the process, not the destination."The Alchemist
