Leibniz, Gottfried

"Literature connects hearts across time."

"Politics shapes the destiny of nations."

"War destroys what peace builds."

"Motivation is the fuel of achievement."

"Inspiration elevates the human spirit."

"Relationships define our humanity."

"Solitude nourishes the contemplative mind."

"Family bonds are eternal."

"Friendship enriches every season of life."

"There is nothing in the intellect that was not first in the senses, except the intellect itself."

"The present is big with the future."

"Nature never makes jumps."

"Metaphysics is the science of possibilities."

"There is a sort of justice in the universe, even if we cannot always see it."

"The greatest achievement is to be able to forget oneself."

"Time is the order of succession."

"Each substance expresses the whole universe in its own way."

"The unexamined life is not worth living, but the over-examined life is exhausting."

"God is the ultimate reason of things, and the knowledge of God is the origin of all wisdom."

"Perfection consists in having power, wisdom, and goodness to the highest degree."

"To love is to find pleasure in the happiness of another."

"The more one knows, the more one appreciates what one does not know."

"The universe is a manifestation of divine intelligence."

"We are what we are because of what we were."

"The eye that sees is the eye of the mind."

"Nothing happens without a sufficient reason."

"Reason is the principle of all things."

"The mind is like a polished mirror, reflecting all things."

"In every possible world, God chooses the best."

"Truth is not found in the senses alone, but in the understanding."