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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K
"Wisdom comes not from age but from thoughtful consideration."
King Azaz
T
"Now, here, you see, it takes all the running you can do, to keep in the same place."
The Red Queen
H
"If you don't know what you want, you end up with a lot you don't."
Humpty Dumpty
A
"That's very curious, but it's not quite right."
Alice
W
"Sometimes the smallest things take up the most room in your heart."
Winnie-the-Pooh
E
"Perhaps, and perhaps not."
Eeyore
A
"It would be so nice if something made sense for a change."
Alice
D
"Everything's got a moral, if only you can find it."
Duchess
D
"Take care of the sense, and the sounds will take care of themselves."
Duchess
A
"This is the most confusing thing I ever heard!"
Alice
D
"If everybody minded their own business, the world would go round much faster than it does."
Duchess
W
"Think, think, think."
Winnie-the-Pooh
W
"Doing nothing often leads to the very best thing."
Winnie-the-Pooh
T
"Whether or not you find your own way, you're bound to find some way"
The Humbug
K
"Words and numbers are of equal importance"
King Azaz
T
"A person is wise when they realize how little they know"
The Mathemagician
T
"Being lost is sometimes the only way to find yourself"
The Humbug
T
"In every problem lies the solution if you look carefully enough"
The Mathemagician
T
"The weight of great knowledge comes with great responsibility"
The Mathemagician
T
"I was taught that the government was evil, but I learned the truth was more complicated."
Tara Westover
T
"I learned that love does not require acceptance of harm."
Tara Westover
T
"I became educated not just in books, but in life."
Tara Westover
T
"I learned that it is possible to love someone and still protect yourself from them."
Tara Westover
T
"The greatest education I received was learning to trust myself."
Tara Westover
T
"If you don't know where you are going, any road will get you there."
The Cheshire Cat
C
"We're all mad here."
Cheshire Cat
D
"Everything's got a moral, if only you can find it."
Duchess
D
"Take care of the sense and the sounds will take care of themselves."
Duchess
A
"I only wish I had the two voices!"
Alice
T
"Whether or not you find your own way, you're bound to find some way."
The Mathemagician