Wisdom Quote by Terry Pratchett — Inspiring Words on Life, Love & Wisdom

“In the words of the philosopher Sceptum, the founder of my profession: am I going to get paid for this?”

“Unseen University had never admitted women, muttering something about problems with the plumbing, but the real reason was an unspoken dread that if women were allowed to mess around with magic they would probably be embarrassingly good at it…”

“The universe danced towards life. Life was a remarkably common commodity. Anything sufficiently complicated seemed to get cut in for some, in the same way that anything massive enough got a generous helping of gravity. The universe had a definite tendency towards awareness. This suggested a certain subtle cruelty woven into the very fabric of space-time.”

“Don't you understand?" snarled Rincewind. "We are going over the Edge, godsdammit!”

“Most books on witchcraft will tell you that witches work naked. This is because most books on witchcraft are written by men.”

“Granny was an old-fashioned witch. She didn’t do good for people, she did right by them.”

“Be beautiful if you can, wise if you want to, but be respected - that is essential.”

“Overconfidence blurs the line between ambition and delusion; wisdom lies in knowing the difference.”

“The old continued to have one resurgence of foolishness after another, until the organism gave out altogether.”

“Wisdom’s Pearl doth often dwell”

“Nothing is as fragile as a system built on obedience. One frightened whisper can topple it.”

“Wisdom is when you understand what, previously, at best you only knew.”