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”, “Origin” or “Inferno”.
In this article we will know the 78 best phrases of Dan Brown , which 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 of them.
The 78 best phrases of Dan Brown, author of ‘The Da Vinci Code’
Thus, we are going to see the 78 best famous phrases and quotes by Dan Brown, most of which we can find in his novels but also in statements for interviews with media around the world.
1. Wealth is something common and common, wisdom is rare.
Here he refers to wisdom as something rare, unlike wealth, which many have. In a way it 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 opting for one judgment or another in matters of morality and ethics.
3. Sometimes our minds see things our hearts desire.
With this phrase the writer means that sometimes we want something so much that we end up seeing it.
4. Man goes much further to avoid what he fears than to achieve what he desires.
With this phrase Dan Brown tells us about fear, which has a very great force to distance us from the things we fear; On the other hand, 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.
It alludes to the power of the mind, which can make us create and destroy in the same measure.
6. The most dangerous enemy is the one that no one fears.
Sometimes we trust people who seem like our allies, and yet they are the ones who can cause us the most harm.
7. Do you have enemies? Good. That means you’ve stood up for something!
With this phrase Dan Brown tells us that the fact of having enemies shows that we have fought for something.
8. Fear incapacitates more quickly than any instrument of war.
Once again it alludes to the power of fear, which can be very disabling and even self-destructive.
9. Inner calm is decisive for a convincing performance.
Being good with ourselves and at peace will help us make correct decisions and act accordingly.
10. Seek and you will find.
This phrase, from his novel “Inferno” (2013) tells us about the importance of searching to find, and that we cannot sit idly by when we want something.
11. The decisions of the past determine our present.
This phrase, also from “Inferno” (2013) tells us about how what we decide in the past influences our present.
12. Act first and explain later.
We can find this phrase in Dan Brown’s novel “The Digital Fortress” (1998). It talks about acting without having to previously justify what we are going to do.
13. Never underestimate a politician’s ego.
Phrase from the novel “The Da Vinci Code” (2003). It alludes to the power of politicians’ egocentrism.
14. No one is more indoctrinated than the indoctrinator himself.
The people who are highly influenced by a doctrine and who try to preach it are the ones who are most indoctrinated.
15. We must learn to respect the privacy of others.
Phrase from Dan Brown’s novel “The Da Vinci Code” (2003), which talks about the importance of intimacy as something that must be taken care of.
16. Human thought can literally transform the physical world.
Phrase that we find in the novel “The Lost Symbol” (2009), and that tells us about the power of the mind to change things.
17.Everything is possible. Achieving the impossible only costs a little more.
It talks about the possibility of achieving everything we set our minds to, with more or less effort. We can find it in the novel “The Digital Fortress” (1998).
18. Maybe questions are more powerful than answers.
Phrase from the novel “Angels and Demons” (2000). Sometimes the key is in the question, and 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 lives, as in the story of “The Da Vinci Code” (2003).
21. Living in the world without realizing its meaning is like wandering through a great library without touching its books.
22. Religion has its defects, but only because man has defects.
If religion is wrong about some things it is because the people within it do so.
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 to decide what we do with knowledge.
25. There is a hidden world behind what is visible to everyone. For all of us.
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 end up becoming one of them.
Everything influences, and relating to evil can end up affecting us.
27. Success is the ability to move forward, from failure to failure, without losing enthusiasm.
The most difficult thing is often to move on, and doing so can be considered a great achievement.
28. Fortunately, greed was an international sin.
All of us, to a greater or lesser extent, are (or were) greedy.
29. Compassion is a universal language.
When we feel compassion, we connect with people who feel it too.
30. When a question lacks a correct answer, only the sincere answer remains.
Sometimes the “correct” answer is simply to be honest.
31. People would like to know why you smile.
Sometimes we smile and we don’t know why, and we would 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 to me! This is how the rumors begin!
Rumors arise from not knowing a story exactly because we have not heard it well and from inventing blank “pieces.”
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 just 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 entire sector.
38. Politics is a matter of appearances.
He talks about superficiality and the importance of “the exterior” in the political world.
39. Politics is a desperate business.
As we see, Dan Brown makes many references to politics. In this case he talks about 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.
You also learn to think!
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 not everyone has to “find out.”
43. We seek the well-being of our physical bodies in the hope that it will also extend to our souls.
Body and mind or soul are united, and the well-being of one leads to well-being in the other, although not always.
44. Sometimes, it is enough to change your perspective to see the truth of the other.
The importance of empathy, and putting ourselves in the other person’s shoes.
45. Good can take many forms.
We can act well in many ways.
46. Debate is always more important than consensus.
Or the same as saying that the journey matters more than the goal.
47. Each of us knows everything. We just have to open our minds to be able to hear our own wisdom.
Sometimes we have the answers to questions and we don’t know it, we simply have to look within ourselves.
48. Madness begets madness.
Or what is the same, madness causes 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 to feel alive.
50. I would like to have more time…, but that is the only good that not even my vast fortune can achieve.
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 not standing still in dangerous situations.
52. The widespread acceptance of an idea is no proof of its validity.
Just because everyone thinks the same doesn’t mean they are right.
53. The only religion here 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’s called denial.
It alludes to the psychological mechanism of denial to not face or distance ourselves from what hurts us.
55. The most arrogant in life are the most fearful when death approaches.
Sometimes the people who appear most confident in themselves are the ones who are most afraid when it is time for them to die.
56. For every madness of the parents, the children commit another of equal magnitude, but in the opposite direction.
Parents greatly influence the behaviors of their children.
57. The worst kind of loneliness in the world is being misunderstood. It can cause one to lose touch with reality.
Feeling alone, misunderstood and isolated can drive us crazy.
58. The vast majority of educated Christians know the history of their religion.
In the end, religion involves training in it and learning from its knowledge.
59. The darkest hour is the one before dawn.
Just before dawn many things can happen, some 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 in its entirety.
61. Throughout history, the most dangerous people had always been men of God…especially when their gods were threatened.
Religion has been the reason for great wars between countries, although not always the cause.
62. Remember this night, because 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 endure.
The more faith you have, the more pain you will be able to endure; alludes to the mystical power of faith.
64. Success is not so much doing what you want as wanting what you do.
It is more important to enjoy what we do than to do things we think we want.
65. Fear spreads twice as fast as any virus.
The power of fear, which easily spreads among people and contaminates.
66. We all try to decipher the great mysteries of life and we all continue our path towards spiritual enlightenment, a lifelong task.
Dan Brown, as in many other phrases, talks about faith and the constant search for the meaning of life.
67. Pain is something inherent to maturity. Thats 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.
It talks about the advancement of technology and science and its positive things.
69. A rebirth. It has always been like this. 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 full of inhabitants that they cannot live where they are or move to another place…, the world will purge itself.
If this statement occurs, the world can become 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 calls into question the advances of the previous one. This had happened in all ages.
As technology advances, it itself “realizes” previous failures.
73. Fortunately, thanks to our better understanding of the benefits of science, today the Church has moderated its attacks.
Dan Brown here assumes that science and religion are at odds, and that the more we know about science the better we can avoid the “attacks” of religion.
74. Who will watch over the watchers?
We can practically trust no one.
75. Science tells me that God exists. The mind, which I will never understand. And my heart, which is beyond our senses.
Here he relates topics such as science, mind and emotion with religion, and talks about their connections.
76. To survive, we get rid of existential fears as quickly as we can, and devote our attention to simple tasks and daily trivialities.
We avoid thinking about transcendental things, focusing 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 time when you no longer have enough air to retrace your path. The only possibility is to continue swimming towards 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.
