Petrarch

"Gratitude opens the door to abundance."

"The examined life reveals our true nature."

"Literature preserves the human experience."

"History teaches us lessons about ourselves."

"War leaves scars on the soul."

"Motivation is self-created."

"Inspiration comes from paying attention."

"Relationships require vulnerability."

"Solitude is necessary for self-discovery."

"Change is the only permanence."

"The greatest wealth is a poverty of desires."

"Anything difficult deserves to be savored."

"We are dying from overthinking. We are slowly killing ourselves by drowning in our thoughts."

"Tomorrow is often the busiest day of the week."

"A man of wisdom makes his own decisions, an ignorant man follows public opinion."

"It is more honorable to be raised upon a gibbet than to live a life of idleness."

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

"Books are humanity's treasure."

"Time will reveal everything to those who are patient."

"The culture of one's own country is most dear to the educated man."

"Do not delay in any matter how small."

"Suspicion is the poison of friendship."

"It is despicable to dishonor a friend."

"The first gift from God is life, the second is beauty."

"Writing is painting with words."

"A man without ambition is like the dust of the earth."

"Italians are wiser than others; they reason better."

"The remedy for anything is salt water: sweat, tears, or the sea."

"How poor are they who have not patience! What wound did ever heal but by degrees?"

"Frequently a man changes into the very thing he hates."