Speaking is a beautiful folly; with that man dances over all things.

The bad gains respect through imitation, the good loses it especially in art.

How much truth does a spirit endure, how much truth does it dare?

It is only possible through the fact that sympathy for the general life and suffering of mankind is very weakly developed in the individual.

There is always some madness in love. But there is also always some reason in madness.

I see many soldiers; could I but see many warriors! "Uniform" one calleth what they wear; may it not be uniform what they therewith hide!

Those who create are hard of heart.