Pico della Mirandola

Humanist Philosopher Theologian Italian 1463 – 1494

Celebrated human dignity and potential, synthesized philosophy and theology.

389 quotes

"Politics at its best seeks the common good."
Politics
"Man is the measure of all things."
Philosophy
"We are born as a blank slate, to write our own destiny."
Freedom
"Virtue and vice are not fixed but chosen daily."
"The intellect elevates us above all other creatures."
Knowledge
"Dignity is the birthright of every human being."
"Self-improvement is the noblest work."
"Contemplation of the divine elevates the mind."
Faith
"The soul's potential is limited only by imagination."
Imagination
"True nobility comes from virtue, not birth."
"Learning is the pathway to liberation."
Education
"Every person contains multitudes of possibility."
"The pursuit of perfection ennobles the spirit."
"Reason is our highest faculty and greatest treasure."
Wisdom
"The human condition is one of glorious possibility."
Hope
"We must constantly reinvent ourselves to remain alive."
Change
"Love and wisdom are the twin pillars of happiness."
Happiness
"Success comes to those who understand themselves."
Success
"The mind has no boundaries save those we impose."
Knowledge
"Excellence is not an accident but a choice."
Success
"Character is built through daily acts of virtue."
"The future belongs to those with courage to imagine it."
Courage
"Transformation is the essence of human existence."
Change
"Wisdom teaches us what matters and what does not."
Wisdom
"The pursuit of truth is the pursuit of freedom."
Truth
"Happiness flows from living according to virtue."
Happiness
"We are architects of our own becoming."
"Knowledge without virtue is dangerous wisdom."
Wisdom
"The greatest achievement is to know oneself fully."
"Hope is the anchor that keeps us steady in storms."
Hope