Lorenzo de Medici

"Relationship is a two-way street."

"Power without responsibility is tyranny."

"Wealth consists not in having great possessions, but in having few wants."

"Truth is like the sun. You can shut it out for a time, but it isn't going away."

"Literature is the most agreeable way of ignoring life."

"In politics, there are no permanent enemies, only permanent interests."

"The strength of a nation derives from the integrity of the home."

"A friend is one who overlooks your broken fence and admires the flowers in your garden."

"Nature does not hurry, yet everything is accomplished."

"Science is the belief in the ignorance of experts."

"Humor is the best medicine."

"Death is nothing to fear when you have lived well."

"The deepest principle of human nature is the craving to be appreciated."

"Creativity is intelligence having fun."

"The arc of the moral universe is long, but it bends toward justice."

"Patience is the companion of wisdom."

"No act of kindness, no matter how small, is ever wasted."

"Strength doesn't come from what you can do. It comes from overcoming the things you once thought you couldn't."

"The fear of death follows from the fear of life. One who lives fully is prepared to die at any time."

"Political power grows out of the barrel of a gun."

"Opportunity is missed by most because it is dressed in overalls and looks like work."

"The secret of change is to focus all of your energy not on fighting the old, but on building the new."

"To live is the rarest thing in the world. Most people exist."

"Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world."

"The only way to achieve the impossible is to believe it is possible."

"Passion is energy. Feel the power that comes from focusing intently on what excites you."

"Life is not about finding yourself. Life is about creating yourself."

"The butterfly counts not months but moments, and has time enough."

"We are made wise not by the recollection of our past, but by the responsibility for our future."

"The greatest delight is in forgetting what one has done."