Only the soldier is a free man, because he can look death in the face.
Alas! When duty grows thy law, enjoyment fades away.
Fate hath no voice but the heart's impulse.
Deeper meaning resides in the fairy tales told to me in my childhood than in the truth that is taught by life.
If we do not find anything very pleasant, at least we shall find something new.
Individual character is in the right that is in strict consistence with itself. Self-contradiction is the only wrong.