"It takes much bravery to stand up to our enemies but we need as much bravery to stand up to our friends."
— J.K. Rowling (Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone)

"The best of us must sometimes eat our words."
— J.K. Rowling

"I like nonsense, it wakes up the brain cells."
— Dr. Seuss

"It is very simple to be happy, but it is very difficult to be simple."
— Rabindranath Tagore

"Open your mouth and purse cautiously, and your stock of wealth and reputation shall, at least in repute, be great."
— Johann Georg Ritter von Zimmermann

"Ah" said Dumbledore gently, "Yes I thought we might hit that little snag!"
"Snag?" said Fudge, his voice still vibrating with joy. "I see no snag, Dumbledore!"
"Well," said Dumbledore apologetically, "I'm afraid I do."
"Oh, really?"
"Well it's just that you seem to be labouring under the delusion that I am going to -- come quietly. I am afraid I am not going to come quietly at all, Cornelius. I have absolutely no intention of being sent to Azkaban. I could break out, of course -- but what a waste of time, and frankly, I can think of a whole host of things I would rather be doing."
— J.K. Rowling (Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix)

"If a man is called to be a street sweeper, he should sweep streets even as a Michaelangelo painted, or Beethoven composed music or Shakespeare wrote poetry. He should sweep streets so well that all the hosts of heaven and earth will pause to say, here lived a great street sweeper who did his job well."
— Martin Luther King Jr.

"Remember, if the time should come when you have to make a choice between what is right and what is easy, remember what happened to a boy who was good, and kind, and brave, because he strayed across the path of Lord Voldemort. Remember Cedric Diggory."
— J.K. Rowling (Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire)

"The truth. It is a beautiful and terrible thing, and should be treated with caution."
— J.K. Rowling

"I have one last hope for you, which is something that I already had at 21. The friends with whom I sat on graduation day have been my friends for life. They are my children’s godparents, the people to whom I’ve been able to turn in times of trouble, friends who have been kind enough not to sue me when I’ve used their names for Death Eaters. At our graduation we were bound by enormous affection, by our shared experience of a time that could never come again, and, of course, by the knowledge that we held certain photographic evidence that would be exceptionally valuable if any of us ran for Prime Minister."
— J.K. Rowling

"When I let go of what I am, I become what I might be."
— Laozi

"Death is not extinguishing the light; it is only putting out the lamp because the dawn has come."
— Rabindranath Tagore

"Men are cruel, but Man is kind. "
— Rabindranath Tagore

"very happy"
— Rabindranath Tagore

"A mind all logic is like a knife all blade. It makes the hand bleed that uses it."
— Rabindranath Tagore

"Love's gift cannot be given, it waits to be accepted."
— Rabindranath Tagore

"You can’t cross the sea merely by standing and staring at the water. "
— Rabindranath Tagore

"We live in the world when we love it."
— Rabindranath Tagore

"The butterfly counts not months but moments, and has time enough."
— Rabindranath Tagore

"I have spent many days stringing and unstringing my instrument
while the song I came to sing remains unsung."
— Rabindranath Tagore

"Trees are the earth's endless effort to speak to the listening heaven."
— Rabindranath Tagore (Fireflies)

"I slept and dreamt that life was joy.
I awoke and found thatlife was service.
I acted, and behold, service was joy"
— Rabindranath Tagore

"Not hammer-strokes, but dance of the water, sings the pebbles into perfection."
— Rabindranath Tagore

"Death belongs to life as birth does
The walk is in the raising of the
foot as in the laying of it down"
— Rabindranath Tagore (Stray Birds)

"Let us not pray to be sheltered from dangers but to be fearless when facing them."
— Rabindranath Tagore

"The small wisdom is like water in a glass:
clear, transparent, pure.
The great wisdom is like the water in the sea:
dark, mysterious, impenetrable."
— Rabindranath Tagore

"I slept and dreamt that life was joy. I awoke and saw that life was service. I acted and behold, service was joy."
— Rabindranath Tagore

"Being deeply loved by someone gives you strength, while loving someone deeply gives you courage."
— Laozi

"Simplicity, patience, compassion.
These three are your greatest treasures.
Simple in actions and thoughts, you return to the source of being.
Patient with both friends and enemies,
you accord with the way things are.
Compassionate toward yourself,
you reconcile all beings in the world."
— Laozi (Tao Te Ching)

"Knowing others is intelligence; knowing yourself is true wisdom. Mastering others is strength; mastering yourself is true power. If you realize that you have enough, you are truly rich."
— Laozi (Tao Te Ching)

"A good traveler has no fixed plans and is not intent on arriving."
— Laozi

"Those who know do not speak. Those who speak do not know."
— Laozi (Tao Teh Ching)

"Be content with what you have;
rejoice in the way things are.
When you realize there is nothing lacking,
the whole world belongs to you."
— Laozi

"A man with outward courage dares to die; a man with inner courage dares to live."
— Laozi

"The journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step."
— Laozi

"At the center of your being
you have the answer;
you know who you are
and you know what you want."
— Laozi

"To lead people, walk beside them ...
As for the best leaders, the people do not notice their existence.
The next best, the people honor and praise.
The next, the people fear; and the next, the people hate ...
When the best leader's work is done the people say,
'We did it ourselves!'""
— Laozi (Tao Te Ching)

"Silence is a source of Great Strength."
— Laozi

"The truth is not always beautiful, nor beautiful words the truth."
— Laozi (Tao Te Ching)

"Knowing others is wisdom; knowing the self is enlightenment. Mastering others requires force; mastering the self needs strength."
— Laozi (Tao Te Ching)

"To a mind that is still the whole universe surrenders."
— Laozi

"Stop thinking, and end your problems."
— Laozi

"The further one goes, the less one knows."
— Laozi (Tao Te Ching)

"By letting go it all gets done."
— Laozi

"Knowledge is a treasure, but practice is the key to it."
— Laozi

"Time is a created thing. To say 'I don't have time,' is like saying, 'I don't want to.'"
— Laozi

"To understand the limitation of things, desire them."
— Laozi (Tao Te Ching)

"The best fighter is never angry."
— Laozi

"He who acts, spoils; he who grasps, lets slip."
— Laozi

"Mastering others is strength. Mastering yourself makes you fearless."
— Laozi