Wisdom Quote by Ursula K. Le Guin — Inspiring Words on Life, Love & Wisdom

“[T]hey had not taught the boy to lie. But they had not taught him to know truth from lies.”

“Life rises out of death, death rises out of life; in being opposite they yearn to each other, they give birth to each other and are forever reborn. And with them, all is reborn, the flower of the apple tree, the light of the stars. In life is death. In death is rebirth. What then is life without death? Life unchanging, everlasting, eternal?-What is it but death-death without rebirth?”

“Death and life are the same thing-like the two sides of my hand, the palm and the back. And still the palm and the back are not the same...They can be neither separated, nor mixed.”

“The unknown," said Faxe's soft voice in the forest, "the unforetold, the unproven, that is what life is based on. Ignorance is the ground of thought. Unproof is the ground of action. If it were proven that there is no God there would be no religion. No Handdara, no Yomesh, no hearthgods, nothing. But also if it were proven that there is a God, there would be no religion. ... Tell me, Genry, what is known? What is sure, unpredictable, inevitable -- the one certain thing you know concerning your future, and mine?”

“She'll die.'”

“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.”

“The only thing set in stone are dumb quotes and names of dead people. Everything else is subject to change.”

“Justice does not mean revenge, but balance restored without hatred.”

“Next time I will ...”

“A dog only urinates on that which stands firm.”

“Too much of anything isn’t good for anyone.”