Wisdom Quote by Harper Lee — Inspiring Words on Life, Love & Wisdom

“Everybody’s gotta learn, nobody’s born knowing.”

“Don’t talk like that, Dill,” said Aunt Alexandra. “It’s not becoming to a child. It’s – cynical.”

“Don't you oh well me,sir," Miss Maudie replied, recognizing Jem's fatalistic noises, "you are not old enough to appreciate what I said.”

“As you grow up, always tell the truth, do no harm to others, and don't think you are the most important being on earth. Rich or poor, you then can look anyone in the eye and say, 'I'm probably no better than you, but I'm certainly your equal.”

“Mockingbirds don’t do one thing but make music for us to enjoy. They don’t eat up people’s gardens, don’t nest in corncribs, they don’t do one thing but sing their hearts out for us. That’s why it’s a sin to kill a mockingbird.”

“La seule chose qui ne doive pas céder à la loi de la majorité est la conscience de l'individu”

“Who was to know what went on in a person's heart? A wise woman kept her own counsel.”

“I would rather be able to appreciate things I cannot have than to have things I am not able to appreciate.”

“We are all small-minded people, creeping about the earth grubbing for our own advantage and making the very mistakes for which we want to humiliate our neighbors.”

“So many people walk around with a meaningless life. They seem half asleep even when they're busy doing things they think are important. This is because they're chasing the wrong things. The way you get meaning into your life is to devote yourself to loving others, devote yourself to creating something that gives you purpose and meaning.”

“Anything that comes your way by force was not meant for you. Everything that locates you on it's own was yours and will be yours forever.”

“Women may fall when there's no strength in men.”