Lorenzo de Medici

"I have not come into this world to make men better, but to enjoy myself and let others do the same."

"Patience is the companion of wisdom."

"One cannot direct the wind, but one can adjust the sails."

"The study of history is the beginning of political wisdom."

"Men are so simple and so ready to obey."

"Beauty is the purgation of superfluities."

"A man is known by the company he keeps."

"The mind that is anxious about future events is miserable."

"Knowledge is power, but enthusiasm pulls the switch."

"Art is not what you see, but what you make others see."

"The greatest strength lies in gentleness."

"To know oneself is the beginning of wisdom."

"Fear is the enemy of progress."

"Life is a journey, not a destination."

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

"Success is not final, failure is not fatal."

"What we think, we become."

"The only true wisdom is in knowing you know nothing."

"Music is the universal language of mankind."

"Time flies like an arrow; fruit flies like a banana."

"We are what our thoughts have made us; so take care about your thoughts."

"The pursuit of truth and beauty is a sphere of activity in which we are allowed to remain children all our lives."

"Great minds discuss ideas; average minds discuss events; small minds discuss people."

"There is no greater agony than bearing an untold story inside you."

"Change is the only constant in life."

"The best time to plant a tree was 20 years ago. The second best time is now."

"Courage is resistance to fear, mastery of fear."

"An investment in knowledge pays the best interest."

"The only way to do great work is to love what you do."

"Dream as if you'll live forever, live as if you'll die today."