7 life lessons from Michael Gambon's Professor Dumbledore in Harry Potter films

Words are, in my not-so-humble opinion, our most inexhaustible source of magic. Capable of both inflicting injury, and remedying it

While we may come from different places and speak in different tongues, our hearts beat as one

People find it far easier to forgive others for being wrong than being right

It matters not what someone is born, but what they grow to be

The truth: It is a beautiful and terrible thing, and should therefore be treated with caution

It is my belief that the truth is generally preferable to lies

Help will always be given at Hogwarts to those who ask for it