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
"The Games are about more than survival."
Cinna
H
"You really want to know how to stay alive? You get people to like you."
Haymitch Abernathy
H
"The thing is, nobody really knows what anybody else is going through."
Haymitch Abernathy
H
"You know what your problem is? You think too much."
Haymitch Abernathy
E
"Desperation is not attractive, dear."
Effie Trinket
E
"You must be smart about your choices."
Effie Trinket
P
"Every action has a consequence I have already calculated."
President Snow
P
"I choose my battles as carefully as I choose my words."
President Snow
G
"I have learned what freedom means."
Grey Worm
D
"To know the heart of an enemy, you must first know your own"
Drogo
D
"A man who does not know his own strength cannot use it wisely"
Drogo
H
"You really want to know how to stay alive? You get people to like you."
Haymitch Abernathy
H
"Being clever gets you killed faster than anything."
Haymitch Abernathy
H
"You want my advice? Stop trying to be a hero."
Haymitch Abernathy
H
"The odds have never been in anyone's favor. That's the point."
Haymitch Abernathy
M
"Knowledge is power, but wisdom is knowing how to use it."
Missandei
M
"A wise person knows that power without purpose is empty."
Missandei
M
"To understand another's perspective is to grow in wisdom."
Missandei
G
"I serve with honor."
Grey Worm
B
"Swords are not the only weapons."
Brienne
D
"The dragon has three heads."
Drogo
D
"The desert teaches a man who he truly is."
Drogo
V
"The storms come and go, the big fish eat the little fish, and I keep on reading."
Varys
V
"The realm needs wise counsel, not the counsel of fools."
Varys
V
"The greatest weapon is not steel but understanding."
Varys
V
"A wise man knows when to act and when to wait."
Varys
V
"I am where I am because I understand people better than they understand themselves."
Varys
M
"To understand another is to begin to free them."
Missandei
M
"The greatest power is knowing when not to use it."
Missandei
M
"A man must be hard to survive in this world."
Mountain