It does not do to dwell on dreams and forget to live.
It is our choices... that show what we truly are, far more than our abilities.
To the well-organized mind, death is but the next great adventure.
Differences of habit and language are nothing at all if our aims are identical and our hearts are open.
It matters not what someone is born, but what they grow to be.
Happiness can be found, even in the darkest of times, if one only remembers to turn on the light.
It is the unknown we fear when we look upon death and darkness, nothing more.
It takes a great deal of bravery to stand up to our enemies, but just as much to stand up to our friends.
Fear of a name increases fear of the thing itself.
Do not pity the dead, Harry.
As much money and life as you could want! The two things most human beings would choose above all - the trouble is, humans do have a knack of choosing precisely those things that are worst for them.
Do not pity the dead, Harry. Pity the living, and, above all those who live without love.
The truth. It is a beautiful and terrible thing, and must therefore be treated with great caution.
Youth cannot know how age thinks and feels. But old men are guilty if they forget what it was to be young.
Curiosity is not a sin.... But we should exercise caution with our curiosity... yes, indeed.
If there is one thing Voldemort cannot understand, it is love.
What happened down in the dungeons between you and Professor Quirrell is a complete secret, so, naturally the whole school knows.
Call him Voldemort, Harry. Always use the proper name for things. Fear of a name increases fear of the thing itself.
To have been loved so deeply, even though the person who loved us is gone, will give us some protection forever.
Indifference and neglect often do much more damage than outright dislike.
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