16th century

Niccolo Machiavelli

Niccolo Machiavelli quote: “Where the willingness is great, the difficulties…”

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Government quotes

Queen Elizabeth I quote: “Where might is mixed with wit, there…”

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Niccolo Machiavelli

Niccolo Machiavelli quote: “When you disarm the people, you commence…”

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Christian quotes

Saint Francis de Sales quote: “When you encounter difficulties and contradictions, do…”

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Miguel De Cervantes

Miguel de Cervantes quote: “When the severity of the law is…”

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Miguel De Cervantes

Miguel de Cervantes quote: “When thou art at Rome, do as…”

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Ludovico Ariosto

Ludovico Ariosto quote: “When the devil grows old he turns…”

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Desiderius Erasmus

Desiderius Erasmus quote: “When I get a little money I…”

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Author quotes

Thomas More quote: “What though youth gave love and roses…”

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Artist

Michelangelo quote: “What spirit is so empty and blind…”

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Desiderius Erasmus

Desiderius Erasmus quote: “What is popularly called fame is nothing…”

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Love quotes

Robert Burton quote: “What is life, when wanting love? Night…”

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Desiderius Erasmus

Desiderius Erasmus quote: “What difference is there, do you think…”

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Artist

Michelangelo quote: “What do you despise? By this you…”

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Albrecht Durer

Albrecht Durer quote: “What beauty is, I know not, though…”

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Miguel De Cervantes

Miguel De Cervantes quote: “Well, there’s a remedy for all things…”

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Ludovico Ariosto

Ludovico Ariosto quote: “We soon believe the things we would…”

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Galileo Galilei

Galileo Galilei quote: “We must say that there are as…”

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Christian quotes

Saint Francis de Sales quote: “We must never undervalue any person. The…”

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Niccolo Machiavelli

Niccolo Machiavelli quote: “We cannot attribute to fortune or virtue…”

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Galileo Galilei

Galileo Galilei quote: “We cannot teach people anything; we can…”

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Quotes from writers

Robert Burton quote: “We can make mayors and officers every…”

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Niccolo Machiavelli

Niccolo Machiavelli quote: “War should be the only study of…”

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Francesco Guicciardini

Francesco Guicciardini quote: “Waste no time with revolutions that do…”

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Niccolo Machiavelli

Niccolo Machiavelli quote: “War is just when it is necessary;…”

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Desiderius Erasmus

Desiderius Erasmus quote: “War is sweet to those who have…”

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Desiderius Erasmus

Desiderius Erasmus quote: “War is delightful to those who have…”

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Francis Bacon

Francis Bacon quote: “Virtue is like a rich stone, best…”

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Miguel De Cervantes

Miguel De Cervantes quote: “Virtue is the truest nobility…”

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Miguel De Cervantes

Miguel de Cervantes quote: “Valor lies just halfway between rashness and…”

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