Leibniz, Gottfried

"A wise person learns from the mistakes of others."

"The foundation of justice is good faith."

"Art is the imitation of nature in her manner of operation."

"The greatest minds are capable of the greatest vices and the greatest virtues."

"Learning is not the filling of a pail, but the lighting of a fire."

"Simplicity is the seal of truth."

"The power of thought lies not in thinking, but in knowing what to think about."

"Mathematics is the art of giving the same name to different things."

"The world is the best of all possible worlds."

"Consciousness is the ultimate mystery."

"Every mind is a universe unto itself."

"The path to wisdom begins with wonder."

"Order is heaven's first law."

"To understand the universe, one must understand mathematics."

"Memory is the treasury of the mind."

"The heart has its reasons which reason knows nothing of."

"Beauty is the perception of order and proportion."

"The best of all possible worlds contains both good and evil."

"Thoughts without content are empty; intuitions without concepts are blind."

"The fundamental principle of all things is substance."

"Creation is a perpetual act of divine will."

"To be alive is to be in a state of becoming."

"The human soul is the mirror of God."

"All things are connected, as a great chain of being."

"Determination and perseverance are the keys to achievement."

"The mind that opens to a new idea never returns to its original dimensions."

"True understanding requires both reason and intuition."

"The gift of imagination is worth more than the knowledge of facts."

"We are all links in an infinite chain of cause and effect."

"Gratitude is the memory of the heart."