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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"Stay gold, Ponyboy. Stay gold."
Johnny Cade
D
"You can't just trust anybody."
Darry Curtis
P
"The real things are the ones that matter."
Ponyboy Curtis
W
"If you have good thoughts, you will have good deeds and good deeds will make the world a better place."
Willy Wonka
W
"Don't forget what happened to the man who suddenly got everything he wanted."
Willy Wonka
D
"Everything's got a moral, if only you can find it."
Duchess
D
"Speak when you are angry and you will make the best speech you will ever regret."
Duchess
H
"Speaking of which, my dear, I've been thinking."
Humpty Dumpty
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"When you stop to think about it, there's nothing more important than stopping to think about it."
The Humbug
M
"There's nothing wrong with being lost if you remember where you came from."
Milo
M
"Understanding requires both heart and mind."
Milo
M
"The sorrows of this world are enough without adding imaginary ones."
Marilla Cuthbert
J
"Stay gold, Ponyboy. Stay gold."
Johnny Cade
W
"Hef? said Pooh. I'm thinking."
Winnie-the-Pooh
W
"Think, think, think. Oh, bother."
Winnie-the-Pooh
W
"Doing nothing often leads to the very best something."
Winnie-the-Pooh
W
"The hardest part of going anywhere is knowing when to stop."
Winnie-the-Pooh
W
"Saying nothing sometimes says the most."
Winnie-the-Pooh
W
"A little nonsense now and then is relished by the wisest men."
Willy Wonka
W
"Slugworth would pay anything to get his hands on my secrets."
Willy Wonka
T
"Now, here, you see, it takes all the running you can do, to keep in the same place."
The Red Queen
C
"That depends a good deal on where you want to get to."
Cheshire Cat
E
"You can't have it all. That's a lie they tell women to keep them grateful for scraps"
Evelyn Hugo
E
"I learned that glamour is just pain dressed up in sequins"
Evelyn Hugo
K
"You can't improve sound by having only silence."
King Azaz
K
"You see, it's not just learning things that is important. It is learning what to do with what you learn."
King Azaz
T
"Just because you have the power to do something doesn't mean you have to do it."
The Mathemagician
T
"The way back is always longer than the way there."
Tock
A
"One can't believe impossible things."
Alice
D
"Everything's got a moral, if only you can find it."
Duchess