1400 – 1600 CE
Rebirth of classical learning and humanist philosophy.
Knowledge is power.
— Francis Bacon
"Knowledge is power."
You can only fight the way you practice.
— Miyamoto Musashi
"You can only fight the way you practice."
The job of the artist is always to deepen the mystery.
"The job of the artist is always to deepen the mystery."
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 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."
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."
Do nothing which is of no use.
"Do nothing which is of no use."
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."
Where the willingness is great, the difficulties cannot be great.
"Where the willingness is great, the difficulties cannot be great."
A wise man will make more opportunities than he finds.
"A wise man will make more opportunities than he finds."
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