Edward I

"Death teaches the living to value the time they have been given."

"The persistent overcomes the talented when the talented cease to strive."

"To receive kindness and feel no gratitude marks one as ungracious."

"The creative mind finds solutions where others see only obstacles."

"A judge must be blind to wealth and rank, seeing only the facts before him."

"Impatience is the disease of ambitious men; patience is the cure."

"Small kindnesses accumulate like grains of sand into mountains."

"True strength lies in knowing when not to use one's power."

"Fear is the mind's surrender before the battle is even fought."

"Power consolidated in few hands breeds resentment and rebellion."

"Greed for money is the root of nations' decay more surely than any plague."

"A healthy mind in a healthy body is the inheritance worth leaving."

"Adventure tempts the young; wisdom teaches caution to age."

"The imaginative man creates worlds that lesser minds could never conceive."

"Technology is but a tool; it magnifies both the wisdom and folly of its users."

"Those who learn from history need not repeat its painful lessons."

"Philosophy asks the questions that common men are afraid to ask."

"The written word outlives the spoken word as marble outlives clay."

"Politics demands compromise, but some principles are too sacred to compromise."

"War's greatest lesson is that there is always a better way, if men will seek it."

"Those motivated by greed will eventually be enslaved by greed."

"Inspiration is the reward for those who have prepared the soil of their minds."

"Family honor is maintained through generations by the actions of individuals."

"A man who will not execute the laws cannot expect others to obey them."

"The strength of a nation lies in the resolve of its people to defend their liberties."

"I have learned that mercy without justice breeds only contempt."

"To rule is to serve those who cannot serve themselves."

"A conquered realm requires a firm hand, not a gentle one."

"History will judge us not by our words, but by our deeds."

"The law must be above all men, even kings."