The 78 best famous quotes by Dan Brown

Famous all over the world for his work 'The Da Vinci Code', Dan Brown is a universal best-seller.

Dan Brown is a famous American writer, born on June 22, 1964 in the United States. He is especially known for being the author of the novel "The Da Vinci Code", as well as other novels whose protagonist is the character Robert Langdon. Some of his most famous novels are: "Angels and Demons", "Inception" or "Inferno".

In this article we will know the 78 best phrases of Dan Brownwhich refer to a multitude of topics: politics, religion, science, technology, wars, emotions, human beings, power, fear, etc. In addition, we will include a reflection on each one of them.

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The 78 best quotes by Dan Brown, author of 'The Da Vinci Code'.

So, let's see the 78 best quotes and famous phrases of Dan Brown, most of which can be found in his novels but also in statements for media interviews around the world.

1. Wealth is commonplace, wisdom is rare.

Here he alludes to wisdom as something rare, unlike wealth, which many have. In a way, he downplays the importance of the latter.

2. The darkest places in hell are reserved for those who maintain their neutrality in times of moral crisis.

With this phrase Brown refers to the importance of choosing one judgment or another in matters of morality and ethics.

3. Sometimes our minds see things that our hearts desire.

With this phrase the writer refers to the fact that sometimes we desire something so much that we end up seeing it.

4. Man goes much farther to avoid what he fears than to achieve what he desires.

With this phrase Dan Brown talks about fear, which has a very great force to keep us away from the things we fear; however, paradoxically, when we want something we do not always have enough strength to fight for it.

5. Nothing is more creative... nor more destructive... than a brilliant mind with a purpose.

This alludes to the power of the mind, which can make us create and destroy in equal measure.

6. The most dangerous enemy is the one no one fears.

Sometimes we trust people who seem to be our allies, and yet they are the ones who can cause us the most harm.

7. Do you have enemies? Good. That means you have defended something!

With this phrase Dan Brown tells us that the fact of having enemies shows that we have fought for something.

8. Fear incapacitates faster than any instrument of war.

Again he alludes to the power of fear, which can be very incapacitating and even self-destructive.

9. Inner calm is decisive for a convincing performance.

Being at ease with ourselves and at peace will help us to make the right decisions and act accordingly.

10. Seek and you shall find.

This phrase, from his novel "Inferno" (2013), tells us about the importance of searching to find, and that we cannot stand idly by when we want something.

11. The decisions of the past determine our present.

This sentence, also from "Inferno" (2013) tells us how what we decide in the past influences our present.

12. First act and then explain.

This phrase can be found in Dan Brown's novel "The Digital Fortress" (1998). It talks about acting without the need to justify beforehand what we are going to do.

13. Never underestimate the ego of a politician.

Phrase from the novel "The Da Vinci Code" (2003). It alludes to the power of egocentrism of politicians.

14. No one is more indoctrinated than the indoctrinator himself.

People who are strongly influenced by a doctrine and who pretend to preach it, are the most indoctrinated.

15. We must learn to respect the privacy of others.

Phrase from Dan Brown's novel "The Da Vinci Code" (2003), which speaks of the importance of intimacy as something to be taken care of.

16. Human thought can literally transform the physical world.

Phrase found in the novel "The Lost Symbol" (2009), which speaks of the power of the mind to change things.

17.Everything is possible. Achieving the impossible only costs a little more.

It speaks of the possibility of achieving everything we propose, with more or less effort. It can be found in the novel "La fortaleza digital" (1998).

18. Perhaps the questions are more powerful than the answers.

Phrase from the novel "Angels and Demons" (2000). Sometimes the key is in the question, not in the answer.

19. I have learned to expect the worst from people in power.

Power sometimes corrupts people. Phrase from the novel "Inferno" (2013).

20. Life is full of secrets.

Secrets are in everyone's life, as in the story of "The Da Vinci Code" (2003).

21. Living in the world without realizing its meaning is like wandering through a large library without touching its books.

The importance of searching for meaning in our lives.

22. Religion has its defects, but only because man has defects.

If religion is wrong in some things, it is because the people within it are wrong.

23. No love is greater than that of a father for his son.

The greatness of brotherly love.

24. Knowledge is a tool, and like all tools, its impact is in the hands of the user.

We have the possibility of deciding what we do with knowledge.

25. There is a hidden world behind what is in plain sight. For all of us.

A phrase that alludes to the "beyond", to a world different from the one we can see.

26. Those who fight monsters must be careful not to become one of them.

Everything influences, and relating to evil can end up affecting us.

27. Success is the ability to keep going forward, from failure to failure, without losing enthusiasm.

The most difficult thing is often to keep going, and doing so can be considered a great achievement.

28. Fortunately, greed was an international sin.

Everyone, to a greater or lesser extent, is (or was) greedy.

29. Compassion is a universal language.

When we feel compassion, we connect with people who also feel compassion.

30. When a question lacks the right answer, only the honest answer remains.

Sometimes the "right" answer is simply to be sincere.

31. People would like to know why they smile.

Sometimes we smile and we don't know why, and we'd like to find out.

32. Forgiveness is God's greatest gift.

Here Dan Brown talks about the importance of forgiveness.

33. I knew you weren't listening! That's how rumors start!

Rumors are born from not knowing a story accurately because we didn't hear it well and from making up the blank "bits".

34. Sometimes, to find the truth, you have to move mountains.

It is not always easy to know the truth.

35. Nothing captured human interest more than human tragedy.

Tragedies and dramas "attract" us.

36. Sometimes, divine revelation only means adapting your brain to listen to what your Heart already knows.

The importance of the emotional factor in faith.

37. Fraudulent politicians harm all politicians.

Bad practices in politics end up contaminating the whole sector.

38. Politics is a matter of appearances.

It speaks of superficiality and the importance of "the exterior" in the political world.

39. Politics is a desperate business.

As we can see, Dan Brown makes many references to politics. In this case he speaks of politics as a business.

40. We all fear what we do not understand.

As it is often said, the unknown and what we do not understand is scary.

41. Well-directed thinking is a learned skill.

Thinking can also be learned!

42. Love is something intimate. It is not necessary for the world to know all the details.

Many times, love remains between those who love each other, and the whole world does not have to "know" about it.

43. We seek the well-being of our physical bodies in the hope that it will extend to our souls as well.

Body and mind or soul go together, and the well-being of one brings well-being to the other, though not always.

44. Sometimes, it is enough to change perspective to see the other person's truth.

The importance of empathy, and of putting ourselves in the other person's place.

45. Good can take many forms.

We can do good in many ways.

46. Debate is always more important than consensus.

Or the same as saying that the journey is more important than the goal.

47. Each of us knows everything. We just have to open our minds to be able to listen to our own wisdom.

Sometimes we have the answers to questions and we don't know it, we just have to look inside ourselves.

48. Insanity begets insanity.

Or, in other words, madness begets more madness.

49. The soul needs emotion, and it never stops looking for fuel, good or bad, for that emotion.

We constantly need to feel things in order to feel alive.

50. I would like to have more time..., but that is the one commodity that even my vast fortune cannot buy.

Time is something that, whether we have money or not, we can never buy.

51. In dangerous times, there is no greater sin than passivity.

The importance of acting and of not standing still in dangerous situations.

52. Widespread acceptance of an idea is no proof of its validity.

The fact that everyone thinks the same thing does not mean that they are right.

53. Here the only religion is physics.

Here Dan Brown places great value on physics.

54. The human mind has a primitive defense mechanism that denies any reality that causes excessive stress to the brain. It is called denial.

It alludes to the psychological mechanism of denial in order not to face or to move away from that which hurts us.

55. The most arrogant in life are the most fearful when death approaches.

Sometimes the most self-confident people are the ones who are most afraid when the time comes for them to die.

56. For every folly of the parents, the children commit another of equal magnitude, but in the opposite direction.

Parents greatly influence the behavior of their children.

57. The worst kind of loneliness in the world is that of being misunderstood. It can cause one to lose touch with reality.

Feeling alone, misunderstood and isolated can drive us crazy.

58. The great majority of educated Christians know the history of their religion.

In the end, religion implies to be formed in it and to learn from its knowledge.

59. The darkest hour is the hour before dawn.

Just before dawn many things can happen, some of them bad.

60. We must be willing to give up the life we have planned in order to enjoy the life that awaits us.

The important thing is to accept life as it comes to us; that is what will make us enjoy it to the fullest.

61. Throughout history, the most dangerous people have always been the men of God...especially when their gods were threatened.

Religion has been the cause of great wars between countries, although it has not always been the cause.

62. Remember this night, for it marks the beginning of eternity.

Sometimes specific moments in our lives are of vital importance for the future.

63. The measure of your faith is the measure of the pain you are able to bear.

The more faith you have the more pain you will be able to endure; it alludes to the mystical power of faith.

64. Success is not so much doing what you desire as desiring what you do.

It is more important to enjoy what we do than to do things we think we want to do.

65. Fear spreads twice as fast as any virus.

The power of fear, which spreads easily among people and contaminates.

66. We all try to decipher the great mysteries of life and we all follow our path towards spiritual enlightenment, a task that lasts a lifetime.

Dan Brown, as in many other sentences, speaks of faith and the constant search for the meaning of life.

67. Pain is something inherent to maturity. That is how we learn.

It is through painful experiences that we learn and grow as people.

68. I have to stop being such a snob, he reminded himself. In the end, ebooks do have their good things.

He talks about the advancement of technology and science and its positive things.

69. A rebirth. It has always been like that. Death is followed by birth.

Sometimes there are things that die to be reborn in other forms.

70. When all the provinces of the world are so crowded with inhabitants that they can neither live where they are nor move elsewhere..., the world will purge itself.

If this statement is made, the world may become a chaos.

71. It is the conflict between Apollo and Dionysus, a famous mythological dilemma. The old battle between mind and heart, which rarely want the same thing.

We often battle between mind and heart, and feel divided.

72. The technology of each generation challenges the advances of the previous one. This has been the case in every age.

As technology advances, it itself "notices" the previous failures.

73. Fortunately, thanks to a better understanding of the benefits of science, the Church today has moderated its attacks.

Dan Brown here presupposes that science and religion are at odds, and that the more we know about science the better to avoid the "attacks" of religion.

74. Who will watch the watchmen?

Practically no one can be trusted.

75. Science tells me that God exists. My mind, that I will never understand him. And my heart, that it is beyond our senses.

Here he relates topics such as science, mind and emotion to religion, and talks about their connections.

76. To survive, we get rid of existential fears as fast as we can, and devote our attention to simple tasks and daily trivialities.

We avoid thinking about transcendental things, fixating on the most banal things, so as not to suffer.

77. The mind blocks our existential fears.

Similar to the previous one; it says that the mind acts by repressing certain fears to save us suffering and pain.

78. When swimming through a dark tunnel, there comes a moment when you no longer have enough air to undo the path. The only possibility is to continue swimming toward the unknown... and pray to find a way out.

Sometimes there is no turning back, and we must keep moving forward in the hope that things will turn out well.