Pliny the Younger

"Perseverance is the hard work you do after you get tired of doing the hard work."

"Gratitude is the memory of the heart."

"Creativity is the power to connect the seemingly unconnected."

"Justice delayed is justice denied."

"Patience is not passive; it is concentrated strength."

"Kindness is a universal language understood by all."

"Strength is not about how much you can carry, but how much you can let go."

"Fear is faith in the wrong thing."

"The time for action is now. It is never too late to do something."

"Knowledge is the most valuable possession, for it cannot be stolen or lost."

"A man who conquers himself is greater than one who conquers a thousand men in battle."

"The greatest wealth is a poverty of desires."

"In the midst of winter, I found there was, within me, an invincible summer."

"The pen is mightier than the sword, for words endure longer than steel."

"Those who wish to appear wise among fools are themselves foolish."

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

"The study of history is the study of human nature itself."

"Courage is not the absence of fear, but action taken despite it."

"To know oneself is the beginning of all wisdom."

"The measure of a man is what he does with power."

"Friendship is the greatest gift one can bestow upon another."

"Every moment of life is precious; waste none of them in idleness."

"The path to success is paved with failures nobly endured."

"An honest man is the noblest work of God."

"What we fear most, we should examine most closely."

"The bonds of family are stronger than iron chains."

"Art is the mirror of the soul."

"Peace comes not from the absence of struggle, but from mastering it."

"The greatest teacher is the one who inspires his students to think."

"To be kind is to be wise, for kindness returns to the giver."