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- "A gloomy guest fits not a wedding feast. "
- "A merely fallen enemy may rise again, but the reconciled one is truly vanquished. "
- "A noble heart will always capitulate to reason. "
- "Aesthetic matters are fundamental for the harmonious development of both society and the individual. "
- "Against stupidity the very gods themselves contend in vain. "
- "All things must; man is the only creature that wills. "
- "Appearance rules the world. "
- "Art is the daughter of freedom. "
- "Art is the right hand of Nature. The latter has only given us being, the ..."
- "As freely as the firmament embraces the world, or the sun pours forth impartially his ..."
- "Be noble minded! Our own heart, and not other men's opinions of us, forms our ..."
- "Dare to err and to dream. Deep meaning often lies in childish plays. "
- "Disappointments are to the soul what a thunderstorm is to the air. "
- "Every true genius is bound to be naive. "
- "Freedom can occur only through education. "
- "Full of wisdom are the ordinations of fate. "
- "Glory to Women! They weave and entwine heavenly roses into an earthly life. "
- "Grace is the beauty of form under the influence of freedom. "
- "Great souls suffer in silence. "
- "Happy he who learns to bear what he cannot change. "
- "He who considers too much will perform little. "
- "He who has done his best for his own time has lived for all times. "
- "Honesty prospers in every condition of life. "
- "I am better than my reputation. "
- "I see before me the father of my parents. "
- "In the society, where people are just parts in a larger machine, individuals are unable ..."
- "It does not prove a thing to be right because the majority say it is ..."
- "It hinders the creative work of the mind if the intellect examines too closely the ..."
- "It is base to filch a purse, daring to embezzle a million, but it is ..."
- "It is criminal to steal a purse, daring to steal a fortune, a mark of ..."
- "It is difficult to discriminate the voice of truth from amid the clamor raised by ..."
- "It is easy to give advice from a port of safety. "
- "It is often wise to reveal that which cannot be concealed for long. "
- "Keep true to the dreams of your youth. "
- "Knowledge, the object of knowledge and the knower are the three factors which motivate action; ..."
- "Live with your century; but do not be its creature. "
- "Lose not yourself in a far off time, seize the moment that is thine. "
- "Mankind is made great or little by its own will. "
- "No doubt the artist is the child of his time; but woe to him if ..."
- "No emperor has the power to dictate to the heart. "
- "Not without a shudder may the human hand reach into the mysterious urn of destiny. "
- "Nothing leads to good that is not natural. "
- "Of all the possessions of this life fame is the noblest; when the body has ..."
- "Opposition always inflames the enthusiast, never converts him. "
- "Peace is rarely denied to the peaceful. "
- "Posterity weaves no garlands for imitators. "
- "Power is the most persuasive rhetoric. "
- "Revenge is barren of itself: it is the dreadful food it feeds on; its delight ..."
- "That which is so universal as death must be a benefit. "
- "The jest loses its point when he who makes it is the first to laugh. "
- "The key to education is the experience of beauty. "
- "The rich become richer and the poor become poorer is a cry heard throughout the ..."
- "The universe is one of God's thoughts. "
- "The voice of the majority is no proof of justice. "
- "The will of man is his happiness. "
- "The world is ruled only by consideration of advantages. "
- "There is no such thing as chance; and what seem to us merest accident springs ..."
- "There is room in the smallest cottage for a happy loving pair. "
- "They would need to be already wise, in order to love wisdom. "
- "To gain a crown by fighting is great, to reject it divine. "
- "To save all we must risk all. "
- "Utility is the great idol of the age, to which all powers must do service ..."
- "Votes should be weighed not counted. "
- "When faced with a mountain, I will not quit! I will keep on striving until ..."
- "Who dares nothing, need hope for nothing. "
- "Whose gifts I cannot recompense. I see him, and he takes my breath away. "
- "Will it, and set to work briskly. "
- "With stupidity the gods themselves struggle in vain. "
- "Worthless is the nation that does not gladly stake its all on its honor. "
- "Youth covets; let not this covetousness seduce you. "
