Antonio Machado

"To love someone is to see them as they could be, not as they are"

"Patience is not passivity; it is active waiting with purpose"

"The best classroom is the life we live day to day"

"Gratitude transforms abundance into plenty and little into much"

"Change is the only prayer that creation answers"

"Creativity is the rebellion against the expected"

"Justice delayed is justice denied to those who cannot wait"

"Success is not a destination but a direction of continuous improvement"

"The philosopher questions everything including his own questions"

"Relationships are the laboratory in which we test our souls"

"History repeats itself to those who do not pay attention the first time"

"The silent song of the soul cannot be heard by ears alone"

"Leadership in crisis reveals the truth of character"

"Death teaches us what life cannot: the value of now"

"Power without wisdom is tyranny; wisdom without power is futility"

"Money is congealed time and effort; spend it as you would spend your days"

"Health is the greatest wealth that the poor and rich alike cannot buy with money alone"

"The eye that you see is not an eye because you see it; it is an eye because it sees you."

"I dream of a Spain that awakens from its long sleep of centuries."

"Everything flows and nothing remains; everything gives way and nothing stays fixed."

"The path is made by walking, not by standing and thinking about it."

"In every man there sleeps a sage who understands the meaning of life; but in every man there also stands awake a fool who craves life's pleasures and wealth."

"Time is the great teacher of all things."

"The deed is everything, the glory is naught."

"I have sought truth and feared the consequences."

"In the end, we will conserve only what we love, we will love only what we understand, and we will understand only what we are taught."

"There is a profound loneliness in the human condition that no love can entirely bridge."

"The greatest wisdom often comes dressed in the clothes of simplicity."

"To be a poet in turbulent times is both a privilege and a burden."

"We all wish to be architects of our own destiny, yet we are often merely passengers."