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Nature never breaks her own laws. Leonardo da Vinci

Nature Own Laws Never Breaks Her

The length of a man's outspread arms is equal to his height. Leonardo da Vinci

Man Equal Arms His Length Height

People talk to people who perceive nothing, who have open eyes and see nothing; they shall talk to them and receive no answer; they shall adore those who have ears and hear nothing; they shall burn lamps for those who do not see. Leonardo da Vinci

Eyes People Nothing Ears Those See Perceive Adore Shall Open Open Eyes Talk Answer Hear Burn Lamps Them Who Receive

Experience does not err. Only your judgments err by expecting from her what is not in her power. Leonardo da Vinci

Experience Power Only Judgments Does Err Expecting Your Her

The rivalry is with ourself. I try to be better than is possible. I fight against myself, not against the other. Luciano Pavarotti

Myself Fight Better Try Other Ourself Possible Rivalry Than Against

I would love to spend all my time writing to you; I'd love to share with you all that goes through my mind, all that weighs on my heart, all that gives air to my soul; phantoms of art, dreams that would be so beautiful if they could come true. Luigi Pirandello

Love Beautiful Art Dreams Time You Soul Heart Writing Mind Air Spend All My Time Would Would-Be My Soul My Time Gives Could Through Weighs Share True Come Goes Phantoms

The consciousness of knowing how to make oneself useful, how to help mankind in many ways, fills the soul with noble confidence, almost religious dignity. Maria Montessori

Confidence Soul Dignity Ways Religious Oneself Noble Almost Knowing Make How Mankind Useful Help Many Fills Consciousness

Every one in the world ought to do the things for which he is specially adapted. It is the part of wisdom to recognize what each one of us is best fitted for, and it is the part of education to perfect and utilize such predispositions. Because education can direct and aid nature but can never transform her. Maria Montessori

Education Wisdom Best Nature World Every Aid Ought Recognize Direct Perfect Never He Part Because Fitted Transform Which Us Each Utilize Each One Her Things Adapted

Truth is so hard to tell, it sometimes needs fiction to make it plausible. Maurizio Cattelan

Truth Needs Truth Is Sometimes Tell Make Fiction Hard Plausible

Beauty is a gift, just like good health or intelligence. The only thing is not to be proud of being beautiful. Because you didn't do anything - it was given to you. Monica Bellucci

Beautiful Health Good Good Health You Intelligence Gift Beauty Given Only Like Because Proud Just Being The Only Thing Anything Being Beautiful Thing

The wish to acquire more is admittedly a very natural and common thing; and when men succeed in this they are always praised rather than condemned. But when they lack the ability to do so and yet want to acquire more at all costs, they deserve condemnation for their mistakes. Niccolo Machiavelli

One change always leaves the way open for the establishment of others. Niccolo Machiavelli

Change Others Way Open Always Leaves Establishment

A dimple on the chin, the devil within. Pope Paul VI

Devil Within Chin

It is imperfection - not perfection - that is the end result of the program written into that formidably complex engine that is the human brain, and of the influences exerted upon us by the environment and whoever takes care of us during the long years of our physical, psychological and intellectual development. Rita Levi-Montalcini

Result Care Long Our Complex Physical Imperfection Written Perfection Environment Takes Development Exerted Years Brain Intellectual Intellectual Development End End Result Human Influences Human Brain Psychological Us Engine Whoever Program

Without forgiveness life is governed by... an endless cycle of resentment and retaliation. Roberto Assagioli

Life Forgiveness Retaliation Without Governed Endless Cycle Resentment

Many a sin has sullied me in body and in soul because I did not restrain my thoughts nor guard my lips: nevertheless it is to Thee, O God of majesty and love, that I turn in my extremity, for Thou art the fount of mercy; to Thee, as quickly as I may, I speed: for Thou alone canst heal me; I take refuge under Thy protection. Saint Ambrose

Love Art God Alone Me Thoughts Soul Protection Mercy Guard Speed Extremity Thou Thou Art Restrain Take Sin Thy Nevertheless Majesty Heal Because Nor Quickly Lips Did May Refuge Canst Thee Turn Body Many

It is a better thing to save souls for the Lord than to save treasures. He who sent forth his apostles without gold had not need of gold to form his Church. The Church possesses gold, not to hoard, but to scatter abroad and come to the aid of the unfortunate. Saint Ambrose

Better Church Aid Possesses Scatter Abroad Better Thing Had He Come Without Souls Lord His Than Hoard Gold Form Unfortunate Sent Forth Apostles Who Thing Treasures Need Save

I eat a lot of salad, a little meat, and some fruit. That's all. But I like sweets. Sophia Loren

Fruit Eat Some Like Salad Lot Little Sweets Meat

Three conditions are necessary for Penance: contrition, which is sorrow for sin, together with a purpose of amendment; confession of sins without any omission; and satisfaction by means of good works. Thomas Aquinas

Love must precede hatred, and nothing is hated save through being contrary to a suitable thing which is loved. And hence it is that every hatred is caused by love. Thomas Aquinas

Love Hatred Nothing Every Suitable Must Hated Through Caused Precede Contrary Being Loved Which Hence Thing Save

The knowledge of God is the cause of things. For the knowledge of God is to all creatures what the knowledge of the artificer is to things made by his art. Thomas Aquinas

Art God Knowledge Cause Made His Creatures Things

Distinctions drawn by the mind are not necessarily equivalent to distinctions in reality. Thomas Aquinas

Reality Mind Distinctions Drawn Equivalent Necessarily

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