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