Every man stamps his value on himself... man is made great or small by his own will.

For the world is only governed by self-interest.

As noble Art has survived noble nature, so too she marches ahead of it, fashioning and awakening by her inspiration. Before Truth sends her triumphant light into the depths of the heart, imagination catches its rays, and the peaks of humanity will be glowing when humid night still lingers in the valleys.

To rankling poison hast thou turned in me the milk of human kindness.

He who neglects the present moment throws away all he has.

As freely as the firmament embraces the world, or the sun pours forth impartially his beams, so mercy must encircle both friend and foe.

A beautiful soul has no other merit than its own existence.