Against stupidity the very gods themselves contend in vain.
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Art is the right hand of Nature. The latter has only given us being, the former has made us men.
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Be noble minded! Our own heart, and not other men's opinions of us, forms our true honor.
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Every true genius is bound to be naive.
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He who considers too much will perform little.
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He who has done his best for his own time has lived for all times.
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It is base to filch a purse, daring to embezzle a million, but it is great beyond measure to steal a crown. The sin lessens as the guilt increases.
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Knowledge, the object of knowledge and the knower are the three factors which motivate action; the senses, the work and the doer comprise the threefold basis of action.
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Opposition always inflames the enthusiast, never converts him.
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Peace is rarely denied to the peaceful.
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That which is so universal as death must be a benefit.
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Who dares nothing, need hope for nothing.
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