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The Lion King

1994 β€’ Animation / Drama

At a glance

97 quote cards

67 credited movie quotes

30 source-aware notes

7 characters

6 actors

About this movie quote collection

The Lion King quote collection works because the film treats childhood, grief, identity, and responsibility as one emotional journey. These lines are simple enough for a family film, but they keep returning to adult questions: what do we owe the past, and how do we become ourselves again after shame or loss?

This page focuses on The Lion King as a story about inheritance. Rafiki turns pain into instruction, while Mufasa turns memory into moral direction. Together, the quotes show how the film makes wisdom feel active rather than decorative.

Scene Context

The two collected lines come from opposite sides of Simba’s return. Rafiki’s line about the past confronts avoidance directly; Mufasa’s β€œRemember who you are” restores identity when Simba has almost accepted exile as a permanent self-definition.

Memory as responsibility

The film does not ask Simba to live in the past. It asks him to stop running from the part of the past that can still teach him what kind of king, son, and adult he needs to become.

Wisdom that moves the plot

Rafiki is not offering abstract advice. His words change Simba’s next action, which is why the quote still works as motivation rather than decoration.

Identity after avoidance

β€œRemember who you are” matters because Simba has built a life around forgetting. The line is less nostalgia than a demand to return to moral agency.

Why it still works

The Lion King quotes endure because they compress large emotional truths into plain language. A child can understand the surface meaning, while an adult can feel the cost underneath: grief must be faced, identity must be recovered, and growth requires a choice.

Editorial review: 2026-04-24

The Lion King Quotes

This section now fills the movie page with 97 quote cards: 67 credited movie quotes plus 30 original source-aware notes. The notes are displayed as cards for browsing, but they are clearly labeled as editorial context rather than extra film dialogue.

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🌱Change & Growth
"The past can hurt. But the way I see it, you can either run from it or learn from it."

β€” Rafiki

The Lion King (1994) β€’ Robert Guillaume

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🦁Courage & Bravery
"Remember who you are."

β€” Mufasa

The Lion King (1994) β€’ James Earl Jones

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🌟Life & Philosophy
"Everything you see exists together in a delicate balance."

β€” Mufasa

The Lion King (1994) β€’ James Earl Jones

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🌟Life & Philosophy
"A king's time as ruler rises and falls like the sun."

β€” Mufasa

The Lion King (1994) β€’ James Earl Jones

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πŸ¦‰Wisdom
"Everything the light touches is our kingdom."

β€” Mufasa

The Lion King (1994) β€’ James Earl Jones

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🌟Life & Philosophy
"You must not go there, Simba."

β€” Mufasa

The Lion King (1994) β€’ James Earl Jones

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🦁Courage & Bravery
"I'm only brave when I have to be."

β€” Mufasa

The Lion King (1994) β€’ James Earl Jones

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🦁Courage & Bravery
"Being brave doesn't mean you go looking for trouble."

β€” Mufasa

The Lion King (1994) β€’ James Earl Jones

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🌟Life & Philosophy
"The great kings of the past look down on us from those stars."

β€” Mufasa

The Lion King (1994) β€’ James Earl Jones

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πŸ¦‰Wisdom
"Whenever you feel alone, just remember that those kings will always be there to guide you."

β€” Mufasa

The Lion King (1994) β€’ James Earl Jones

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🦁Courage & Bravery
"I laugh in the face of danger."

β€” Simba

The Lion King (1994) β€’ Jonathan Taylor Thomas

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✨Dreams & Hope
"I just can't wait to be king."

β€” Simba

The Lion King (1994) β€’ Jonathan Taylor Thomas

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🌟Life & Philosophy
"Hakuna Matata. It means no worries."

β€” Timon

The Lion King (1994) β€’ Nathan Lane

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🌟Life & Philosophy
"You got to put your past behind you."

β€” Pumbaa

The Lion King (1994) β€’ Ernie Sabella

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🌱Change & Growth
"The past can hurt. But the way I see it, you can either run from it or learn from it."

β€” Rafiki

The Lion King (1994) β€’ Robert Guillaume

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🌟Life & Philosophy
"The question is: who are you?"

β€” Rafiki

The Lion King (1994) β€’ Robert Guillaume

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🌟Life & Philosophy
"He lives in you."

β€” Rafiki

The Lion King (1994) β€’ Robert Guillaume

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πŸ¦‰Wisdom
"Look harder."

β€” Rafiki

The Lion King (1994) β€’ Robert Guillaume

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🌟Life & Philosophy
"Run away, Simba. Run. Run away and never return."

β€” Scar

The Lion King (1994) β€’ Jeremy Irons

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🌟Life & Philosophy
"Life's not fair, is it?"

β€” Scar

The Lion King (1994) β€’ Jeremy Irons

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✨Dreams & Hope
"Look inside yourself, Simba. You are more than what you have become."

β€” Mufasa's Ghost

The Lion King (1994) β€’ James Earl Jones

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🦁Courage & Bravery
"Sarabi and I didn't see you at the presentation of Simba."

β€” Mufasa

The Lion King (1994) β€’ James Earl Jones

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🦁Courage & Bravery
"That "hairball" is my son, and your future king."

β€” Mufasa

The Lion King (1994) β€’ James Earl Jones

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🦁Courage & Bravery
"What am I going to do with him?"

β€” Mufasa

The Lion King (1994) β€’ James Earl Jones

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🦁Courage & Bravery
"One day, Simba, the sun will set on my time here, and will rise with you as the new king."

β€” Mufasa

The Lion King (1994) β€’ James Earl Jones

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🦁Courage & Bravery
"As king, you need to understand that balance and respect all the creatures, from the crawling ant to the leaping antelope."

β€” Mufasa

The Lion King (1994) β€’ James Earl Jones

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🦁Courage & Bravery
"When we die, our bodies become the grass, and the antelope eat the grass."

β€” Mufasa

The Lion King (1994) β€’ James Earl Jones

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🦁Courage & Bravery
"And so, we are all connected in the great Circle of Life."

β€” Mufasa

The Lion King (1994) β€’ James Earl Jones

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🦁Courage & Bravery
"Let an old pro show you how it's done."

β€” Mufasa

The Lion King (1994) β€’ James Earl Jones

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🦁Courage & Bravery
"If you ever come near my son again--"

β€” Mufasa

The Lion King (1994) β€’ James Earl Jones

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🦁Courage & Bravery
"I've got to teach my son a lesson."

β€” Mufasa

The Lion King (1994) β€’ James Earl Jones

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🌟Life & Philosophy
"For me, it is a deep personal loss."

β€” Scar

The Lion King (1994) β€’ Jeremy Irons

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🌟Life & Philosophy
"So it is with a heavy heart that I assume the throne."

β€” Scar

The Lion King (1994) β€’ Jeremy Irons

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🌟Life & Philosophy
"Yet, out of the ashes of this tragedy, we shall rise to greet the dawning of a new era, in which lion and hyena come together in a great and glorious future!"

β€” Scar

The Lion King (1994) β€’ Jeremy Irons

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🌟Life & Philosophy
"You see, I-- Well, I shall never be king."

β€” Scar

The Lion King (1994) β€’ Jeremy Irons

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🌟Life & Philosophy
"Why, if it isn't my big brother descending from on high to mingle with the commoners."

β€” Scar

The Lion King (1994) β€’ Jeremy Irons

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🌟Life & Philosophy
"Well, I was first in line until the little hairball was born."

β€” Scar

The Lion King (1994) β€’ Jeremy Irons

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🌟Life & Philosophy
"Perhaps you shouldn't turn your back on me."

β€” Scar

The Lion King (1994) β€’ Jeremy Irons

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🌟Life & Philosophy
"I'm afraid I'm at the shallow end of the gene pool."

β€” Scar

The Lion King (1994) β€’ Jeremy Irons

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🌟Life & Philosophy
"Well, forgive me for not leaping for joy."

β€” Scar

The Lion King (1994) β€’ Jeremy Irons

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🌟Life & Philosophy
"So, your father showed you the whole kingdom, did he?"

β€” Scar

The Lion King (1994) β€’ Jeremy Irons

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🌟Life & Philosophy
"You know, having a lion around might not be such a bad idea."

β€” Timon

The Lion King (1994) β€’ Nathan Lane

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🌟Life & Philosophy
"Let's get out of here, and find some shade."

β€” Timon

The Lion King (1994) β€’ Nathan Lane

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🌟Life & Philosophy
"He's at the top of the food chain."

β€” Timon

The Lion King (1994) β€’ Nathan Lane

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🌟Life & Philosophy
"It's "You gotta put your past behind ya.""

β€” Timon

The Lion King (1994) β€’ Nathan Lane

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🌟Life & Philosophy
"Look here, kid, bad things happen, and you can't do anything about it, right?"

β€” Timon

The Lion King (1994) β€’ Nathan Lane

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🌟Life & Philosophy
"When the world turns its back on you, you turn your back on the world!"

β€” Timon

The Lion King (1994) β€’ Nathan Lane

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🌟Life & Philosophy
"Well, then, maybe you need a new lesson?"

β€” Timon

The Lion King (1994) β€’ Nathan Lane

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🌟Life & Philosophy
"He could clear the savanna after every meal."

β€” Timon

The Lion King (1994) β€’ Nathan Lane

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🌟Life & Philosophy
"Listen, kid, if you live with us, you have to eat like us."

β€” Timon

The Lion King (1994) β€’ Nathan Lane

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🌟Life & Philosophy
"Hey, this looks like a good spot to rustle up some grub."

β€” Timon

The Lion King (1994) β€’ Nathan Lane

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🌟Life & Philosophy
"You know, kid, in times like this, my buddy Timon here says, "You gotta put your behind in your past.""

β€” Pumbaa

The Lion King (1994) β€’ Ernie Sabella

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🌟Life & Philosophy
"You know, kid, these two words will solve all your problems!"

β€” Pumbaa

The Lion King (1994) β€’ Ernie Sabella

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🌟Life & Philosophy
"And it hurt that my friends never stood downwind."

β€” Pumbaa

The Lion King (1994) β€’ Ernie Sabella

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🌟Life & Philosophy
"Ever wonder what those sparkling dots are up there?"

β€” Pumbaa

The Lion King (1994) β€’ Ernie Sabella

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🌟Life & Philosophy
"I always thought they were balls of gas burning billions of miles away."

β€” Pumbaa

The Lion King (1994) β€’ Ernie Sabella

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🌟Life & Philosophy
"His carefree days with us are history -"

β€” Pumbaa

The Lion King (1994) β€’ Ernie Sabella

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🦁Courage & Bravery
"But I thought a king can do whatever he wants."

β€” Simba

The Lion King (1994) β€’ Jonathan Taylor Thomas

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🦁Courage & Bravery
"My dad just showed me the whole kingdom."

β€” Simba

The Lion King (1994) β€’ Jonathan Taylor Thomas

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🦁Courage & Bravery
"Hey, Uncle Scar, when I'm king, what'll that make you?"

β€” Simba

The Lion King (1994) β€’ Jonathan Taylor Thomas

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🦁Courage & Bravery
"Well, when I'm king, that'll be the first thing to go."

β€” Simba

The Lion King (1994) β€’ Jonathan Taylor Thomas

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🦁Courage & Bravery
"So you have to do what I tell you."

β€” Simba

The Lion King (1994) β€’ Jonathan Taylor Thomas

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🦁Courage & Bravery
"Oh, I just can't wait to be king!"

β€” Simba

The Lion King (1994) β€’ Jonathan Taylor Thomas

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🦁Courage & Bravery
"Everywhere you look I'm Standin' in the spotlight!"

β€” Simba

The Lion King (1994) β€’ Jonathan Taylor Thomas

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🦁Courage & Bravery
"But Zazu, you told me they're nothin' but slobbering, mangy, stupid poachers."

β€” Simba

The Lion King (1994) β€’ Jonathan Taylor Thomas

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🦁Courage & Bravery
"Why don't you pick on somebody your own size?"

β€” Simba

The Lion King (1994) β€’ Jonathan Taylor Thomas

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🦁Courage & Bravery
"I was just trying to be brave like you."

β€” Simba

The Lion King (1994) β€’ Jonathan Taylor Thomas

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Editorial Note 01

The Lion King quote note: verified lines only

This page keeps the actual quote list limited to 67 verified lines from The Lion King, then adds original context notes instead of inventing extra dialogue.

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Movie-level reading path

The Lion King (1994) is treated as a animation / drama quote collection, so readers can understand how genre shapes the lines.

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Character context

The collection is anchored by Mufasa, Mufasa's Ghost, Pumbaa, Rafiki, and Scar, which keeps each quote connected to a speaker rather than floating as an anonymous saying.

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Performance context

Credited performers such as Ernie Sabella, James Earl Jones, Jeremy Irons, Jonathan Taylor Thomas, and Nathan Lane are part of the quote value because delivery, timing, and character framing affect how a line is remembered.

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Theme map

This movie page connects its quote set to wisdom, change, courage, and life, giving readers more paths than a single title-based archive.

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Tag map

Tags such as past, growth, learning, identity, legacy, destiny, balance, nature, responsibility, and leadership help readers browse The Lion King by feeling, idea, or use case when they do not remember the exact wording.

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Rafiki line context

Read this Rafiki line as part of The Lion King's animation / drama storytelling, not as a detached inspirational sentence.

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Robert Guillaume performance angle

Robert Guillaume's credited performance helps explain why the quote carries tone, emotion, or authority beyond the words alone.

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past browsing angle

For thematic browsing, this quote naturally connects to past, growth, and learning and wisdom and change.

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Mufasa line context

Read this Mufasa line as part of The Lion King's animation / drama storytelling, not as a detached inspirational sentence.

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James Earl Jones performance angle

James Earl Jones's credited performance helps explain why the quote carries tone, emotion, or authority beyond the words alone.

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identity browsing angle

For thematic browsing, this quote naturally connects to identity, legacy, and destiny and wisdom and courage.

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Mufasa line context

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James Earl Jones performance angle

James Earl Jones's credited performance helps explain why the quote carries tone, emotion, or authority beyond the words alone.

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balance browsing angle

For thematic browsing, this quote naturally connects to balance, nature, and responsibility and wisdom and life.

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Mufasa line context

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James Earl Jones performance angle

James Earl Jones's credited performance helps explain why the quote carries tone, emotion, or authority beyond the words alone.

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leadership browsing angle

For thematic browsing, this quote naturally connects to leadership, time, and legacy and wisdom and life.

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Mufasa line context

Read this Mufasa line as part of The Lion King's animation / drama storytelling, not as a detached inspirational sentence.

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James Earl Jones performance angle

James Earl Jones's credited performance helps explain why the quote carries tone, emotion, or authority beyond the words alone.

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kingdom browsing angle

For thematic browsing, this quote naturally connects to kingdom, legacy, and leadership and wisdom.

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Mufasa line context

Read this Mufasa line as part of The Lion King's animation / drama storytelling, not as a detached inspirational sentence.

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James Earl Jones performance angle

James Earl Jones's credited performance helps explain why the quote carries tone, emotion, or authority beyond the words alone.

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boundaries browsing angle

For thematic browsing, this quote naturally connects to boundaries, danger, and parenting and courage and life.

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Mufasa line context

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James Earl Jones performance angle

James Earl Jones's credited performance helps explain why the quote carries tone, emotion, or authority beyond the words alone.

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bravery browsing angle

For thematic browsing, this quote naturally connects to bravery, leadership, and fear and courage and wisdom.

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Mufasa line context

Read this Mufasa line as part of The Lion King's animation / drama storytelling, not as a detached inspirational sentence.

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James Earl Jones performance angle

James Earl Jones's credited performance helps explain why the quote carries tone, emotion, or authority beyond the words alone.

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bravery browsing angle

For thematic browsing, this quote naturally connects to bravery, wisdom, and restraint and courage and wisdom.