1400 – 1600 CE
Rebirth of classical learning and humanist philosophy.
If a man will begin with certainties, he shall end in doubts…
— Francis Bacon
"If a man will begin with certainties, he shall end in doubts; but if he will be ..."
"I quote others only in order the better to express myself."
Reading maketh a full man; conference a ready man; and writing an exact man.
"Reading maketh a full man; conference a ready man; and writing an exact man."
The greatest thing in the world is to know how to belong to oneself.
— Michel de Montaigne
"The greatest thing in the world is to know how to belong to oneself."
The job of the artist is always to deepen the mystery.
"The job of the artist is always to deepen the mystery."
Knowledge is power.
"Knowledge is power."
The first method for estimating the intelligence of a ruler …
— Niccolo Machiavelli
"The first method for estimating the intelligence of a ruler is to look at the me..."
"It is better to be feared than loved, if you cannot be both."
Everyone sees what you appear to be, few experience what you…
"Everyone sees what you appear to be, few experience what you really are."
Do nothing which is of no use.
— Miyamoto Musashi
"Do nothing which is of no use."
Nothing is so firmly believed as that which we least know.
"Nothing is so firmly believed as that which we least know."
On the highest throne in the world, we still sit only on our…
"On the highest throne in the world, we still sit only on our own bottom."
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