Quotes About Wisdom

People died when Bran was at his most reasonable. Some of them died horribly. All of them idiots.

Some people need to shut their mouths in order to use their brains

Mirror, mirror, on the wall," Asil murmured when Tad quit speaking. "Shh," said Tad. "This isn't that mirror. That mirror broke, and good riddance to it. Let's not give this one ideas, please.

It is not wise," Beauclaire said, his voice clipped, and somewhere in the vowels Anna heard an accent not too far from Bran's when he was angered. "It is not wise to give something old and powerful something they care about. And I am very old.

By the time a person was my age, they should know that life isn't fair and quit pretending that it ought to be.

O medo é uma coisa boa. Ensina-te a não cometeres o mesmo erro duas vezes. É combatido através do conhecimento.

I told them,' he said in a clear, carrying voice, 'that they should not give someone as old and powerful as I a daughter to love. That it would end badly.

only a fool asks Grandpa Gordon anything: He just might answer.

Livin's easier than dyin' most times, Mercy girl," he said kindly, repeating my foster father's favorite saying. "Dance when the moon sings, and don't cry about troubles that haven't yet come.

Instinct," he told her, "is most often right.

I have noticed that people who listen to their instincts live longer.

One of the oddest things about being grown-up was looking back at something you thought you knew and finding out the truth of it was completely different from what you had always believed.

Anger is stupid, and stupidity will kill you more surely than your opponent's blade.

It is one of those lessons that every child should learn: Don't play with fire, sharp objects, or ancient artifacts.

Hard truths can be dealt with, triumphed over, but lies will destroy your soul.

How can you know it's the best, if you don't learn about anything else?

He wasn't a medical doctor, just educated all the way up as far as you can get.

Humility is as good for the soul as it is for the memory

Oliver has stated many times his dislike of hearing advice from his younger sister, so it is his own fault if he has not got sense enough to see which way the wind is blowing.

In the meantime, thank you for existing. At least I have one relation (other than Aunt Elizabeth) with some sense. I find it a great comfort.

I schooled my countenance to convey my respect for their wisdom, my regard for their position, and the possibility that butter wouldn't melt in my mouth.

Perfect happiness is good for one's soul. It is wonderful for one's temper. However, in my experience, it tends to impair one's wits.

You can't force folks to have good sense, even if they're family. Maybe especially then.

Pray to God for guidance and take things one day at a time.