That I could clamber to the frozen moon. And draw the ladder after me.
To overcome difficulties is to experience the full delight of existence.
A reproach can only hurt if it hits the mark. Whoever knows that he does not deserve a reproach can treat it with contempt.
Honor has not to be won; it must only not be lost.
Intellect is a magnitude of intensity, not a magnitude of extensity.
It is only when a man is alone that he is really free.