Never was anything great achieved without danger
Italian diplomat, politician, historian, philosopher, humanist, writer, playwright and poet of the Renaissan...
Live as if your were to die tomorrow. Learn as if you were to live forever
You must keep your judgement clear of the mists of vain conceit
Hanbali Sunni Muslim preacher, orator, ascetic, mystic, sayyid, faqih, and theologian who was known for bein...
Beauty is no quality in things themselves: It exists merely in the mind which contemplates them; and each mind perceives a different beauty
Scottish Enlightenment philosopher, historian, economist, and essayist, who is best known today for his high...
Forgiveness is commendable, but apply not ointment to the wound of an oppressor
Persian poet and prose writer of the medieval period. He is recognized for the quality of his writings and f...
Experience fails to teach where there is no desire to learn
Irish playwright, critic, polemicist and political activist. His influence on Western theatre, culture and p...
I never had a policy; I have just tried to do my very best each and every day
American statesman and lawyer who served as the 16th President of the United States from March 1861 until hi...
Lightning makes no sound until it strike
American Baptist minister and activist who became the most visible spokesperson and leader in the civil righ...
Always forgive your enemies; nothing annoys them so much
Irish poet and playwright. After writing in different forms throughout the 1880s, he became one of London's ...
Study without desire spoils the memory, and it retains nothing that it takes in
Italian polymath of the Renaissance whose areas of interest included invention, drawing, painting, sculpting...
