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Wisdom Quotes

What characters work out the hard way. These are not proverbs handed down; they are conclusions somebody reached in the middle of a story, usually after getting it wrong first.

47 quotes
“How could he get him to understand that he wished nothing more than to wipe the whole thing from his memory but the nightmares refused to leave him alone?”
— Hira Yousaf, Our Boys
Heartbreak Wisdom
Cover of Our Boys
“Sameer always felt that she was overfilled with her thoughts and wanted to pour her heart out but her dumbness placed a permanent obstacle in the way; “what a life of hindrance…” thought Sameer.”
— Abad Official, The Timeworn Silence
Wisdom Life
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““We can’t always protect the ones we love,” Ansa gazed off into the distance lost in her own thoughts.”
— Sadaf Shahzad, Broken Strings
Love Wisdom
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“Adnan learned that to earn the clients' confidence and to keep them happy is imperative even if you cannot deliver the work on time.”
— Omar Iftikhar, The Diligent Game
Success Wisdom
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““I didn’t mean that Stu, It was innocent” cried Haley but the only thing that clanged in his mind was the picture of his wife kissing another man who was none other than his best friend turned office colleague.”
— Saad Ahmed, My Erratic Subconcious
Wisdom Friendship
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“Because she thought she could never love anyone enough to give her treasured possession.”
— Ayesha Fatimah, Queen Basila of Magica
Love Wisdom
Cover of Queen Basila of Magica
““So much to do, it’s time to gear up,” he thought as he sipped off his coffee on the way to his car.”
— Wajiha Shahid, Hopes and Dreams
Wisdom
Cover of Hopes and Dreams
“Leila muttered an almost inaudible thank you, and busied herself in gobbling down chicken biryani- life is not always bad, she thought as she helped herself with another heaping serving spoon.”
— Muneera Jamal, Bazaar
Wisdom
Cover of Bazaar
“Not that she was scared that he may change his mind, but somehow she always had been so tight lipped that she just couldn't talk about it.”
— Suchitra Shetty, The Cascade of Life
Wisdom
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“When one can forgive oneself, there is an end to karma, an opportunity to create a new reality and the peace that passes all understanding.”
— Bhaskar Paul, Poignance of the soul
Wisdom Truth
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“In her heart, she still thought of the place as a great puzzle and of herself as the last missing piece.”
— Hafiza Noor Ul Ain Imtiaz, My Five Minutes of Fame - Moral Story Book
Wisdom
Cover of My Five Minutes of Fame - Moral Story Book
“Dream large he thought, chase those dreams, at the end of the day the music he loved was something only for himself.”
— Justin Morton, Snowfall - Magic Mystery Book
Wisdom Poetry
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“The man had then advanced on Leila and she was frozen in fear; no spell came to her mind but there was a shout from behind and a blast and the man disappeared.”
— Kanwal Shariq, The Storm Unfolds - Fiction Book About Magic and War
Wisdom Courage
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“Dismissing all his thoughts from her mind, she walked to the gate to see her father waiting for her.”
— Wajiha Shahid, Hopes and Dreams
Wisdom Hope
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“Guidance in the heart of a man is just like a deep and calm water, only a man of understanding could draw it out.”
— Sonia Mukhtar, Fall of Autumn
Love Wisdom
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“At times, we smoothly belittle other people’s experiences as if whatever they have suffered and whatever they have been through is nothing but trash.”
— Masooma Memon, Blues
Wisdom Society
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“At night, when the dinner was going to start, I thought that the food would be good but it was not, they were servingshrimps!”
— Shamayem Batool, My Dreams by Shamayem Batool
Wisdom
Cover of My Dreams by Shamayem Batool
“My mind wandered over to trees basking in the sunlight; to those being drenched in the rain; to the grass in our lawn; and to the color of my kit...”
— Tooba Arshad, Outbreak - Best Sci-Fi Thriller Book
Wisdom Society
Cover of Outbreak - Best Sci-Fi Thriller Book
“Benedicti has had experience of using the magic stone numerous times, but he had never ever seen such a beautiful sight.”
— Mussawir Abrar, Benedicti and the Magia Regna - Fantasy Magic Book
Wisdom
Cover of Benedicti and the Magia Regna - Fantasy Magic Book
“Nothing but pinning the little pieces of yellow paper on the board and scribbling down important reminders.”
— Ayesha Rasheed, Hamza, Our Dear Friend
Wisdom
Cover of Hamza, Our Dear Friend
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