Marsilio Ficino

"Motivation sustained by passion will never fail you."

"The inspired person sees connections that others cannot yet perceive."

"In the written word, immortality is achieved."

"History teaches us that the pattern of the cosmos reflects in human events."

"The scientist who contemplates nature contemplates the mind of the divine."

"The soul is eternal; the body is but its temporary dwelling."

"To understand music is to understand the structure of the universe itself."

"Political order flows from the moral order within the human heart."

"War is the disease of the body politic; peace is its health."

"The greatest technology is the cultivation of the human spirit."

"To persist through difficulty is to prove the mettle of one's soul."

"Fear is merely ignorance wearing a mask of power."

"The human capacity for wonder is the beginning of all true philosophy."

"Love is the force that binds the cosmos together and the soul to its source."

"Success measured only in external gains is the deepest failure."

"The soul is not imprisoned in the body, but rather the body is suspended in the soul."

"Music is the mediator between the spiritual and physical worlds."

"To love God is to understand the harmony of all things."

"Beauty is the splendor of truth shining through matter."

"The wise man recognizes that all knowledge is ultimately divine knowledge."

"In contemplation, we approach the divine nature within ourselves."

"Love is the bridge between the finite and the infinite."

"The universe speaks to us through the language of mathematics and proportion."

"To cultivate virtue is to align oneself with cosmic order."

"The body is a temple; treat it with the reverence it deserves."

"Friendship elevates the soul and perfects the character."

"Time is the shadow of eternity moving across the world."

"In nature's patterns, we discover the mind of the Creator."

"The imagination is the bridge between reason and spirit."

"True education awakens the divine spark within each student."