Giovanni Boccaccio (c. 1313-1375)
"The Muses are ladies, and although ladies do not rank as highly as Muses, nevertheless they resemble them at first sight,...
Machiavelli (c. 1469-1527)
"The chief foundations of all states, whether new, old, or mixed, are good laws and good arms."
From The Prince (chapter 12)...
Machiavelli (c. 1469-1527)
"The chief foundations of all states, whether new, old, or mixed, are good laws and good arms."
From The Prince (chapter 12)...
Jonathan Swift (c. 1667-1745)
"His Majesty's present severities acquitted me of all past obligations."
Gulliver’s Travels (Voyage to Laputa, chapter 7) by Jonathan Swift. New...
Chief Joseph
(Nez Percé/Nimiipuu leader, c. 1840-1904)
"I have heard talk and talk, but nothing is done. Good words do not last long until they amount...
Aeschylus (c. 525-456 BCE)
"God does as god decrees.
And still some say
that heaven would never stoop to punish men
who trample the lovely grace of things
untouchable....
Dante Alighieri (c. 1265-1321)
"Heaven calls,
And, round about you wheeling, courts your gaze
With everlasting beauties. Yet your eye
Turns with fond doting still upon the earth.
Therefore...
Jonathan Swift (c. 1667-1745)
"Sometimes a war is entered upon, because the enemy is too strong, and sometimes because he is too weak. Sometimes our...
Sun Tzu (sayings recorded between 6th-3rd century BCE)
"With an understanding of
Weakness and
Strength,
An army
Can strike
Like a millstone
Cast at an egg."
Sun Tzu’s The Art of War...
Giovanni Boccaccio (c. 1313-1375)
"The Muses are ladies, and although ladies do not rank as highly as Muses, nevertheless they resemble them at first sight,...
