Undeserved praise causes more pangs of conscience later than undeserved blame, but probably only for this reason, that our power of judgment are more completely exposed by being over praised than by being unjustly underestimated.

The higher we soar the smaller we appear to those who cannot fly.

Blessed are the sleepy ones: for they shall soon drop off.

Higher than "thou shalt" stands "I will" (the heroes), and higher than "I will" stands "I am" (the Greek gods).

I am a forest, and a night of dark trees: but he who is not afraid of my darkness, will find banks full of roses under my cypresses.

One does not want to be deceived, under the supposition that it is injurious, dangerous, or fatal to be deceived.

One must renounce the bad taste of wishing to agree with many people.