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If you want to know what a man's like, take a good look at how he treats his inferiors, not his equals.
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It is our choices, Harry, that show what we truly are, far more than our abilities.
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It does not do to dwell on dreams and forget to live.
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I solemnly swear that I am up to no good.
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It takes a great deal of bravery to stand up to our enemies, but just as much to stand up to our friends.
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It is impossible to live without failing at something, unless you live so cautiously that you might as well not have lived at all - in which case, you fail by default.
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Of course it is happening inside your head, Harry, but why on earth should that mean that it is not real?
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To the well-organized mind, death is but the next great adventure.
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It matters not what someone is born, but what they grow to be.
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Do not pity the dead, Harry. Pity the living, and, above all those who live without love.
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Dumbledore watched her fly away, and as her silvery glow faded he turned back to Snape, and his eyes were full of tears."After all this time?""Always,"said Snape.
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Remember, if the time should come when you have to make a choice between what is right and what is easy, remember what happened to a boy who was good, and kind, and brave, because he strayed across the path of Lord Voldemort. Remember Cedric Diggory.
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The truth."Dumbledore sighed. "It is a beautiful and terrible thing, and should therefore be treated with great caution.
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Do you remember me telling you we are practicing non-verbal spells, Potter?""Yes,"said Harry stiffly."Yes, sir.""There's no need to call me "sir"Professor."The words had escaped him before he knew what he was saying.
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Just because you have the emotional range of a teaspoon doesn't mean we all have.
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Numbing the pain for a while will make it worse when you finally feel it.
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We're all human, aren't we? Every human life is worth the same, and worth saving.
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Wit beyond measure is a man's greatest treasure.
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He can run faster than Severus Snape confronted with shampoo.
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We are only as strong as we are united, as weak as we are divided.
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Death's got an Invisibility Cloak?"Harry interrupted again."So he can sneak up on people,"said Ron. "Sometimes he gets bored of running at them, flapping his arms and shrieking...
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Is it true that you shouted at Professor Umbridge?""Yes.""You called her a liar?""Yes.""You told her He Who Must Not Be Named is back?""Yes.""Have a biscuit, Potter.
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Indifference and neglect often do much more damage than outright dislike.
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You're a prefect? Oh Ronnie! That's everyone in the family!""What are Fred and I? Next door neighbors?
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It is the unknown we fear when we look upon death and darkness, nothing more.
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I don't go looking for trouble. Trouble usually finds me.
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Percy wouldn't notice a joke if it danced naked in front of him wearing one of Dobby's hats.
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Books are like mirrors: if a fool looks in, you cannot expect a genius to look out.
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You know, Minister, I disagree with Dumbledore on many counts...but you cannot deny he's got style...
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We do not need magic to transform our world. We carry all the power we need inside ourselves already.
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Let us step into the night and pursue that flighty temptress, adventure.
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Dumbledore says people find it far easier to forgive others for being wrong than being right.
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Fear of a name increases fear of the thing itself.
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I don't believe in the kind of magic in my books. But I do believe something very magical can happen when you read a good book.
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It is my belief... that the truth is generally preferable to lies.
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Things we lose have a way of coming back to us in the end, if not always in the way we expect.
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Understanding is the first step to acceptance, and only with acceptance can there be recovery.
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Youth can not know how age thinks and feels. But old men are guilty if they forget what it was to be young.
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