Wisdom Quotes

The best minds across centuries have wrestled with what it means to be wise. These quotes capture their hard-won insights.

64329 quotes

C
"I won't abandon my principles just because the world has ended."
Carol Peletier
C
"Sometimes you have to break to be fixed."
Carol Peletier
C
"We are responsible for the world we leave behind."
Carol Peletier
T
"Civilization requires sacrifice."
The Governor
T
"My decisions are calculated, never emotional."
The Governor
N
"We can't control everything that happens to us, but we can control how we respond."
Nora Walker
N
"The past informs us, but it doesn't define us."
Nora Walker
G
"Running is survival. We run because we have to."
Glenn Rhee
G
"We have to be smarter than the dead."
Glenn Rhee
G
"Being careful keeps you alive."
Glenn Rhee
G
"You have to trust your instincts."
Glenn Rhee
G
"I've learned that speed can save your life."
Glenn Rhee
G
"We've survived because we learned and adapted."
Glenn Rhee
G
"I've learned that trust has to be earned."
Glenn Rhee
G
"You have to know when to stand and when to run."
Glenn Rhee
G
"I've learned to listen as much as I speak."
Glenn Rhee
G
"Survival requires sacrifice, but not your soul."
Glenn Rhee
M
"You learn who people really are when things fall apart."
Maggie Greene
M
"Every choice has consequences we have to live with."
Maggie Greene
J
"You bore me with your lectures."
Joffrey Baratheon
J
"Wisdom is recognizing my supremacy."
Joffrey Baratheon
K
"I've learned that holding grudges only poisons the person holding them."
Kevin Walker
K
"Wisdom is knowing when to act and when to wait."
Kevin Walker
M
"The dead don't stay dead anymore."
Michonne
M
"We all have our burdens to carry."
Michonne
M
"You can't save everyone."
Michonne
A
"I used to care what people thought. Now I just care about surviving."
Andrea
A
"I've seen the worst in people, but I've also seen the best."
Andrea
A
"We can't change what happened, but we can control what happens next."
Andrea
A
"I've learned to see people for who they really are."
Andrea