Gerolamo Cardano

"I never felt so great as when I learned to love myself."

"Art is the daughter of freedom."

"All knowledge begins with wonder."

"The path to truth is long and difficult, yet worth every step."

"A man can accomplish much if he first believes he can."

"Nature does nothing uselessly."

"The greatest enemy of knowledge is not ignorance, it is the illusion of knowledge."

"What is the use of attaining a long life if we make no use of it?"

"Courage is grace under pressure."

"In the arena of human life, the honors and rewards fall to those who show their good qualities in action."

"The human mind is inexhaustibly creative."

"Fortune and love favor the bold."

"True friendship consists of forgetting what one has done for another."

"Music is the pleasure the human mind experiences from counting, without being aware that it is counting."

"Science is built up with facts, as a house is built with stones, but an accumulation of facts is no more a science than a pile of stones is a house."

"The person who says it cannot be done should not interrupt the person doing it."

"I have always strived to raise myself to the highest achievement possible."

"Life is like a game of cards; one must play the hand one is dealt."

"The greatest discoveries are often hidden in plain sight."

"Every adversity carries within it the seeds of an equal or greater opportunity."

"The mind is the limit; as long as the mind can envision it, you can achieve it."

"Beauty is not in the face; beauty is a light in the heart."

"To overcome difficulties is to experience the fullest expression of living."

"The craft of writing is in the art of selection."

"Misery is the companion of those who refuse to adapt."

"The measure of intelligence is the ability to change."

"Those who lack imagination cannot dream of new possibilities."

"A wise man adapts himself to circumstances as water molds itself to the pitcher."

"Faith is the bird that feels the light and sings when the dawn is still dark."

"The greatest wealth is health."