Juan Luis Vives

Humanist Philosopher Educator Spanish 1493 – 1540

Pioneered educational reform and humane treatment of the poor and disabled.

435 quotes

"Love is the greatest teacher of humanity."
Love
"In the family, the root of all virtue is planted."
Family
"Parents are the first teachers of their children."
Family
"Hope is the pillar of the world."
Hope
"To despair is to cease to believe in oneself and in God."
Faith
"Patience is the companion of wisdom."
Patience
"All good things come to those who wait with purpose."
Patience
"Kindness is the language which the deaf can hear and the blind can see."
Kindness
"The measure of a man is not in how he falls, but in how he rises."
Strength
"True strength lies not in the muscles but in the character."
Strength
"Fear is the jailer of the soul; courage sets it free."
Fear
"The only thing we have to fear is the failure to learn from fear."
Fear
"Power without wisdom is tyranny; wisdom without power is futility."
Power
"Money is not wealth; knowledge is the true wealth."
Money
"A healthy mind resides in a healthy body."
Health
"The pursuit of health should begin with the cultivation of virtue."
Health
"Adventure is the pathway to self-discovery."
Adventure
"The imagination is the eye of the soul."
Imagination
"All progress begins with the power to imagine what does not yet exist."
Creativity
"Justice without mercy is cruelty; mercy without justice is corruption."
Justice
"The true measure of justice is not punishment, but restoration."
Justice
"Perseverance is not the absence of obstacles, but the determination to overcome them."
Perseverance
"The greatest victory is the victory over oneself."
Perseverance
"Gratitude transforms the ordinary into the extraordinary."
Gratitude
"To be thankful is to be wise; to be ungrateful is to be foolish."
Gratitude
"Creativity is the expression of the soul's deepest longings."
Creativity
"The creative mind is never at rest; it is always seeking, always questioning."
Creativity
"Truth is like the sun; it cannot be hidden for long."
Truth
"The pursuit of truth requires the courage to abandon comfortable lies."
Truth
"Freedom is not the absence of restraint, but the alignment of action with truth."
Freedom