Inspirational Sayings

The art of calculation is indispensable in commerce and daily life.

The purpose of rhetoric is to persuade, the purpose of logic is to prove, and the purpose of philosophy is to know.

Wine is the enemy of the liver and the friend of the heart.

The physician must be a man of courage, for courage is necessary in the face of death.

The strength of a king is the loyalty of his people.

Let us strive for unity, for in unity there is strength.

The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams.

The devil is not as black as he is painted.

The mind which is created quick to love, is responsive to everything that is pleasing, soon as by pleasure it is awakened into activity.

The day that man allows true love to appear, those things which are well made will fall into confusion and will overturn everything we believe to be right and true.

Saddened by the times I weep at the flowers tormented by the partings even the birds startle my heart.

The strength of a wall is neither greater nor less than the courage of the men who defend it.

A man's greatest strength is in his spirit.

I am the master of my own destiny, and the fate of nations.

The impossible is only impossible until it is done.

He wolde suffer for a quart of wyn / A good felawe to have his concubyn / A twelf-month, and excuse hym atte fulle.

I am a hole in a flute that the Christ's breath moves through. Listen to this music.

How did the rose ever open its heart and give to this world all its beauty? It felt the encouragement of light against its being; otherwise, we all remain too frightened.

The people of this city are very fond of music and dancing.

I saw a man who had no arms, and he was able to write with his feet.