Art is the daughter of freedom.
Youth covets; let not this covetousness seduce you.
It is criminal to steal a purse, daring to steal a fortune, a mark of greatness to steal a crown. The blame diminishes as the guilt increases.
It is difficult to discriminate the voice of truth from amid the clamor raised by heated partisans.
No emperor has the power to dictate to the heart.
Rarely do we arrive at the summit of truth without running into extremes; we have frequently to exhaust the part of error, and even of folly, before we work our way up to the noble goal of tranquil wisdom.