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