Catherine de Medici

"Faith is taking the first step even when you can't see the whole staircase."

"A room without books is like a body without a soul."

"Science is organized knowledge."

"Money is only a tool. It will take you wherever you wish, but it will not replace you as the driver."

"Health is a state of complete physical, mental and social well-being."

"Adventure is worthwhile in itself."

"Imagination is more important than knowledge."

"History repeats itself, first as tragedy, second as farce."

"War is the continuation of politics by other means."

"Justice delayed is justice denied."

"Patience is bitter, but its fruit is sweet."

"Kindness is a language which the deaf can hear and the blind can see."

"Strength does not come from winning."

"Fear is the path to the dark side."

"Power tends to corrupt, and absolute power corrupts absolutely."

"The secret of happiness is freedom, and the secret of freedom is courage."

"Don't watch the clock; do what it does. Keep going."

"The only limit to our realization of tomorrow is our doubts of today."

"Relationships are like a dance, with constant partners who must move together."

"Solitude is fine, but you need someone to tell that solitude is fine."

"Every expert was once a beginner."

"Truth is stranger than fiction."

"Hope is the thing with feathers that perches in the soul."

"Change is the only constant in life."

"Death is just another path, one that we all must take."

"Creativity takes courage."

"Humor is the best medicine."

"Technology is best when it brings people together."

"The mind is everything. What you think, you become."

"Success is walking from failure to failure with no loss of enthusiasm."