Giambattista Vico

"Nations follow an eternal cycle of birth, growth, maturity, decline, and fall."

"Art imitates the processes of nature."

"The human will is the spring of all action."

"Peace is born from justice and sustained by virtue."

"The study of history teaches us the nature of human nature."

"Language reflects the wisdom of a people."

"Memory is the treasury of all things."

"The person of true virtue is always prepared for any fortune."

"Imagination constructs possible worlds before reason establishes actual ones."

"The foundations of all states rest on justice."

"Courage is the virtue of the free."

"The divine mind contains all ideas in the form of eternal laws."

"Family is the nursery of virtue."

"True knowledge is knowledge of causes and origins."

"The greatest adversary of knowledge is ignorance born of false pride."

"Men are made by the times, but times are also made by men."

"Patience is the companion of wisdom."

"The human spirit is indomitable when united with virtue."

"Commerce is the basis of civilization and the mother of the arts."

"Fear is often the cause of evil, but courage is the cure."

"The pursuit of wisdom requires the renunciation of vanity."

"Nations are born in ignorance and perish in knowledge."

"The mind that works alone works poorly; the mind that works in concert works wonders."

"Beauty is the radiance of truth."

"The greatest wealth is a sound mind and a virtuous character."

"History is a narrative of human choice and divine providence working together."

"The power of imagination exceeds the power of reason in the young."

"Wisdom begins in wonder and ends in virtue."

"The seeds of all knowledge are planted in childhood."

"Men must overcome their base instincts through reason and law."