Of all the possessions of this life fame is the noblest; when the body has sunk into the dust the great name still lives.
But how is the artist to protect himself against the corruption of the age which besets him on all sides?
If we do not find anything very pleasant, at least we shall find something new.
Nothing leads to good that is not natural.
The brave person thinks of himself last of all.
An axe at home saves hiring a carpenter.