The doer alone learneth.

And many such good inventions are there, that they are like woman's breasts: useful at the same time, and pleasant.

Many people wait throughout their whole lives for the chance to be good in their own fashion.

One's own self is well hidden from one's own self; of all mines of treasure, one's own is the last to be dug up.

The moment Germany rises as a great power, France gains a new importance as a cultural power.

Let your love to life be love to your highest hope; and let your highest hope be the highest thought of life!

Against boredom even gods struggle in vain.