Cosimo Medici

"The strongest city walls are built on strong governance."

"To love deeply is to understand what we are willing to sacrifice."

"Every crisis contains the seed of opportunity for the wise."

"A grateful man attracts more blessings than a greedy one."

"The artist and the philosopher are brothers in seeking truth."

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

"The measure of a society is how it treats those who can least help it."

"Music lifts the spirit when words fail the mind."

"To be kind costs nothing yet purchases everything."

"The future belongs to those who imagine it first."

"Health is the wealth that no thief can steal."

"A small act of perseverance overcomes great obstacles."

"Beauty fades, but a beautiful deed endures forever."

"The pursuit of knowledge is the noblest of all adventures."

"Faith without works is a prayer unheard."

"Time once lost cannot be recovered, only learned from."

"Strength is shown not in never falling, but in rising again."

"The clever man profits from his mistakes; the wise man learns from others'."

"A dream without action is merely a pleasant escape."

"Even in darkness, hope is the light that guides us homeward."

"The written word preserves what the voice cannot reach."

"To rule well is to serve those under your care."

"Nature teaches patience to those willing to observe her."

"A jest spoken at the right moment is worth a sermon."

"The politician who forgets his promises forgets his honor."

"War enriches no one but the gravedigger."

"Motivation springs from within; inspiration arrives from without."

"The inspiration of a single moment can reshape a lifetime."

"A relationship without honesty is a building without foundation."

"The man who knows himself fears no judgment."