Lorenzo de Medici

Banker & Statesman Italian 1449 – 1492

Expanded Medici bank and became patron of Renaissance arts.

433 quotes

"All that we are is the result of what we have thought."
Philosophy
"The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams."
Dreams
"Success is not final, failure is not fatal."
Success
"You miss 100% of the shots you don't take."
Courage
"Gratitude is not only the greatest of virtues, but the parent of all others."
Gratitude
"It is during our darkest moments that we must focus to see the light."
Hope
"The only person you are destined to become is the person you decide to be."
Life
"Kind words can be short and easy to speak, but their echoes are truly endless."
Kindness
"What we fear doing most is usually what we most need to do."
Fear
"Do not dwell in the past, do not dream of the future, concentrate the mind on the present moment."
Time
"The mind is the master power that molds and makes."
Power
"Money is a good servant, but a bad master."
Money
"Health is a state of complete physical, mental and social well-being."
Health
"Adventure is worthwhile."
Adventure
"Imagination is more important than knowledge."
Imagination
"Technology is best when it brings people together."
Technology
"Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it."
History
"The only constant in life is change."
Change
"Do what you can, with what you have, where you are."
Motivation
"Believe you can and you're halfway there."
Inspiration
"The greatest wealth is health."
Health
"A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step."
Perseverance
"Music is the universal language of mankind."
Music
"Faith is taking the first step even when you can't see the whole staircase."
Faith
"War does not determine who is right, only who is left."
War
"Justice is conscience, not a personal conscience but the conscience of mankind."
Justice
"Patience is not the ability to wait, but how you act while waiting."
Patience
"Work like you don't need the money."
Work
"The worst fear is in the anticipation."
Fear
"There is always some madness in love. But there is also always some reason in madness."
Love