Charlemagne

"Charity begins where justice ends."

"The true measure of a man is how he treats those beneath him."

"To renounce a belief is to gain a thousand new ones."

"The heart of a kingdom beats in its centers of learning."

"A wise ruler builds schools before fortresses."

"Courage is not the absence of fear, but action despite it."

"The greatest gift a father can give is his time."

"In books lies the soul of the ancients."

"Every moment lost is a piece of eternity wasted."

"The foundation of law is truth."

"What the mind conceives, the hand can build."

"A kingdom without prayer is a ship without a compass."

"The tongue can build or destroy more than any army."

"In darkness, let your mind be your light."

"The study of history is the pursuit of wisdom."

"Patience is the virtue of those who understand time's value."

"A man of letters is a man of power."

"The preservation of knowledge is a sacred duty."

"What is learned with joy is never forgotten."

"The greatest conquest is the conquest of oneself."

"To forgive is to become stronger, not weaker."

"A united people cannot be conquered from without."

"The arts are the mirror of a civilization's soul."

"In the marriage of knowledge and faith lies wisdom."

"The strength of a chain is only as good as its weakest link."

"A man must be master of his own house before he masters an empire."

"The love of learning is the love of truth."

"In every ending lies the seed of a new beginning."

"To question is to seek, and to seek is to find."

"The wise man learns from the mistakes of others."