Cosimo Medici

"Wherever the art of medicine is loved, there is also a love of humanity."

"Success is not final, failure is not fatal; it is the courage to continue that counts."

"The only true failure is giving up."

"Beauty lies in simplicity."

"A man should never be ashamed to own he has been in the wrong, which is but saying in other words that he is wiser today than he was yesterday."

"The pursuit of knowledge is a lifelong journey."

"Imagination is more important than knowledge."

"Love is the bridge between two souls."

"The essence of all beautiful art, all great art, is gratitude."

"Work gives a person purpose and pride."

"The heart has its reasons which reason knows nothing of."

"The best of life is yet to come."

"Character is destiny."

"The quality of your life is determined by the quality of the questions you ask yourself."

"Nothing is impossible to a willing heart."

"I am not what happened to me, I am what I choose to become."

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

"The pursuit of truth is the noblest of all endeavors."

"Adventure is worthwhile in itself."

"Humor is the greatest gift of mankind."

"The fabric of our lives is woven by relationships."

"Patience is not passive; it is concentrated strength."

"To understand history is to understand ourselves."

"The world is a book, and those who do not travel read only one page."

"The only prison people live in is the fear of other people's opinions."

"Every moment is an opportunity to change your life."

"The greatest legacy we can leave is a world better than we found it."

"Technology is a tool, not a master."

"War is a disease of the state."

"Politics is the art of the possible."