Prose and poetry are as different as food and drink.

Prose and poetry are as different as food and drink.

To test a modest man's modesty do not investigate if he ignores applause, find out if he abides criticism.

Our age believed herself pregnant with auspicious progeny, but when her hour came, it turned out to be dropsy.

In order to succeed in a profession, a person not only needs to have its good, but also its bad qualities. The former are the spirit, the latter is the body of the job.

The Germans believe that, no matter where, they can get by on knowledge alone. Art, however, requires skill.

What is done for the children is doubly beneficial, since their success, obvious to everyone, educates the parents as well.