Jedi Wisdom Quotes

“This was a dangerous way of thinking. The Jedi Code existed for a reason, and history taught that those who stepped off the path often found tragedy. True greatness came from peace. From knowledge, serenity, and harmony.”
― Delilah S. Dawson, Inquisitor: Rise of the Red Blade

“Being a Jedi means allowing things—even things we love—to pass out of our lives.”
― Matthew Woodring Stover, Star Wars: Revenge of the Sith

“We all make errors of judgment. It's how we recover from them that defines us.”
― Alex Segura, Stories of Jedi and Sith

“Destiny and destination were one and the same, so said the old Masters.”
― Michael Kogge, Stories of Jedi and Sith

“Candy is sweet, vegetables are bitter, but we know which one is better for our health. We know which one will rot our teeth, if left unchecked.”
― Delilah S. Dawson, Inquisitor: Rise of the Red Blade

““Turn pain into power,” Qui- Gon had once told him.”
― Steven Barnes, Mace Windu: The Glass Abyss

“In service comes true illumination. A light that lasts.”
― Christopher Cantwell, Star Wars: Obi-Wan - A Jedi's Purpose

“He remembered the Question of Master Jrul: What is the good, if not the teacher of the bad? What is the bad, if not the task of the good?”
― Matthew Woodring Stover, Revenge of the Sith[SW REVENGE OF THE SITH M/TV][Mass Market Paperback]

“Let go of fear, and loss cannot harm you.”
― Matthew Woodring Stover, Revenge of the Sith[SW REVENGE OF THE SITH M/TV][Mass Market Paperback]

“What action could not do, diplomacy might accomplish.
Or, failing that, money.”
― Claudia Gray, Master and Apprentice

“It is not lost on me that a blind man is the only one who can see your true nature.”
― Matt Owens, Star Wars: Jedi of the Republic - Mace Windu #5

“Since the fall of Darth Bane more than a millennium ago, there have been hundreds of thousands of Jedi—hundreds of thousands of Jedi feeding the light with each work of their hands, with each breath, with every beat of their hearts, bringing justice, building civil society, radiating peace, acting out of selfless love for all living things—and in all these thousand years, there have been only two Sith at any time. Only two. Jedi create light, but the Sith do not create darkness. They merely use the darkness that is always there. That has always been there. Greed and jealousy, aggression and lust and fear—these are all natural to sentient beings. The legacy of the jungle. Our inheritance from the dark.”
― Matthew Woodring Stover, Revenge of the Sith[SW REVENGE OF THE SITH M/TV][Mass Market Paperback]

“Be mindful of the currents of the living Force: to do one’s duty is not always to do right. Concern yourself with right action. Let duty take care of itself.”
― Matthew Woodring Stover, Revenge of the Sith[SW REVENGE OF THE SITH M/TV][Mass Market Paperback]

“Patience you must have, until the mud settles and the water becomes clear.”
― Matthew Woodring Stover, Revenge of the Sith[SW REVENGE OF THE SITH M/TV][Mass Market Paperback]

“Tired I am of all this… making. Where is the time for being, Maks Leem?”
― Sean Stewart, Star Wars: Yoda - Dark Rendezvous

“Some believe it possible to enter completely into the Force after death.”
“Surely we all do, Master.”
“Ah—but perhaps one can remain unique and individual. Can remain oneself.”
― Sean Stewart, Star Wars: Yoda - Dark Rendezvous

“Being a Jedi is not just about power, or lightsabers, or even skill with the Force. It is about connection. Being part of something bigger. I am stronger as part of the Jedi Order than I could ever be alone.”
― Charles Soule , Star Wars: Obi-Wan & Anakin

“Obi-Wan wasn’t even fighting. He was only a vessel, emptied of self. The Force, shaped by his skill and guided by his clarity of mind, fought through him.”
― Matthew Woodring Stover, Revenge of the Sith[SW REVENGE OF THE SITH M/TV][Mass Market Paperback]

“The Jedi teach that anticipation is distraction.”
― Matthew Woodring Stover, Revenge of the Sith[SW REVENGE OF THE SITH M/TV][Mass Market Paperback]

“If all who face adversity surrendered to it, nothing of value would remain.”
― Plo Koon

“Yoda was wrong. It’s credits that bind the galaxy together.”
― Paul Ens, Star Wars: Evasive Action - Recruitment

“In the end, cowards are those who follow the Dark Side.”
― Jason Fry, Star Wars: The Clone Wars: Stories of Light and Dark

“Everything turns in cycles. That is the way of life.”
― Tessa Gratton, Stories of Jedi and Sith

“The Force had a way of bringing people together when the time was right.”
― Claudia Gray, Lost Stars

“When night it is… is the sun gone?”
― Charles Soule, Star Wars, Vol. 6: Quests of the Force

“The story of our life is written in the lives of those we serve... Paradoxically, we lead by serving, not by leading.”
― Dick Staub, Christian Wisdom of the Jedi Masters

“All we can do is trust in the Force and hope that when the time comes, the future will judge our actions kindly.”
― George Mann

“It is far easier to blindly judge than to open our hearts to others and see their truth.”
― George Mann, Qui-Gon

“All of us grope in the dark, looking for light to guide us… hoping something will illuminate the correct path we should take. But we honestly never know where even our chosen path will take us.”
― Christopher Cantwell, Star Wars: Obi-Wan - A Jedi's Purpose

“So, sure – maybe I don’t know how I’m going to change the world yet… but whatever it is, it begins with what we’re doing right now… helping one person at a time, and learning more about ourselves along the way.”
― Daniel José Older, Star Wars: The High Republic Adventures (2021-2022) FCBD 2021