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11 "Harry Potter" Quotes That Are Powerful Life Lessons

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11 "Harry Potter" Quotes That Are Powerful Life Lessons

"Harry Potter" may seem to be focused on adventures, loads of magics and fights, but when it all boils down, it is much more than that. It is a story of friendship, love and loyalty and can teach even us Muggles a thing or two about life.

1. "Working hard is important. But there is something that matters even more, believing in yourself."

"Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix"

Harry Potter

2. Where your treasure is, there will your heart be also.”

"Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows"

Albus Dumbledore

3. “If you want to know what a man’s like, take a good look at how he treats his inferiors, not his equals.”

"Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire"

Sirius Black

4. “You sort of start thinking anything’s possible if you’ve got enough nerve.”

"Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix"

Ginny Weasley

5. “It is our choices, Harry, that show what we truly are, far more than our abilities.”

"Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets"

Albus Dumbledore

6. “I am what I am an’ I’m not ashamed. ‘Never be ashamed,’ my ol’ dad used ter say, ‘there’s some who’ll hold it against you, but they’re not worth bothern’ with.’”

"Harry Potter and the The Goblet of Fire"

Hagrid

7. "You think the dead we loved ever truly leave us? You think that we don’t recall them more clearly than ever in times of great trouble? Your father is alive in you, Harry, and shows himself plainly when you have need of him.”

"Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban"

Albus Dumbledore

8. We are all human, aren’t we? Every human life is worth the same, and worth saving.”

"Harry Potter and the the Deathly Hallows"

Kingsley Shacklebolt

9. “Things we lose have a way of coming back to us in the end, if not always in the way we expect.”

"Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix"

Luna Lovegood

10. “Me? Books! And cleverness! There are more important things – friendship and bravery.”

"Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone"

Hermione Granger

11. “It does not do to dwell on dreams and forget to live.”

"Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone"

Albus Dumbledore

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