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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"I've learned more from my mistakes than my successes."
Dax
R
"The way I see it, every life is a pile of good things and bad things. The good things don't always soften the bad things, but vice versa, the bad things don't always spoil the good things or make them unimportant."
River Song
R
"Some days you save the world, and it doesn't mean anything."
River Song
R
"I've seen it all and done it all, and now I'm here."
River Song
R
"The future is as fixed as the past, unless you're clever enough to change it."
River Song
V
"It is our choices that show what we truly are."
Voldemort
R
"The past can't be changed, but the future can."
Rose Tyler
R
"Sometimes you have to sacrifice everything."
Rose Tyler
C
"Sometimes it takes an outsider to see things clearly."
Captain Janeway
C
"Duty and compassion are not mutually exclusive."
Captain Janeway
C
"The past doesn't define us unless we let it."
Captain Janeway
C
"A good captain knows when to bend the rules."
Captain Janeway
C
"I trust my instincts."
Captain Janeway
D
"Being joined means carrying the memories and experiences of all my previous hosts. It's both a gift and a burden."
Dax
R
"The way I see it, every life is a pile of good things and bad things. The good things don't always soften the bad things, but vice versa, the bad things don't always spoil the good things."
River Song
R
"I've learned that holding on sometimes means letting go."
River Song
R
"You can't save everyone. But you save the ones that matter."
River Song
V
"Foolish boy, how could you possibly believe such a thing?"
Voldemort
V
"You are a fool, Harry Potter, and you will lose everything."
Voldemort
S
"I trust my instincts."
Sarah Jane Smith
S
"I've learned to listen to my heart."
Sarah Jane Smith
S
"Knowledge without wisdom is dangerous."
Sarah Jane Smith
R
"I've learned that life is a series of choices"
Reverend Richard Wayne Gary Wayne
D
"It is our choices that show what we truly are, far more than our abilities."
Dumbledore
D
"The consequences of our actions are always so complicated, so diverse, that predicting the future is a very difficult business indeed."
Dumbledore
D
"Age is foolish and forgetfulness when it underestimates youth."
Dumbledore
D
"Ah, now, you see, that's where you're wrong. Very wrong indeed."
Dumbledore
D
"Greatness inspires envy, envy engenders spite, spite spawns lies."
Dumbledore
T
"I've lived for over two thousand years. I've made mistakes. It's time I did something about that."
The Doctor
T
"The way forward is never straight."
The Doctor