The victor is often vanquished by his own success.

In the ardor of pursuit men soon forget the goal from which they start.

All things must; man is the only creature that wills.

The Greeks put us to shame not only by their simplicity, which is foreign to our age; they are at the same time our rivals, nay, frequently our models, in those very points of superiority from which we seek comfort when regretting the unnatural character of our manners. We see that remarkable people uniting at once fullness of form and fullness of substance, both philosophising and creating, both tender and energetic, uniting a youthful fancy to the virility of reason in a glorious humanity.

Whatever is not forbidden is permitted.

A sublime soul can rise to all kinds of greatness, but by an effort; it can tear itself from all bondage, to all that limits and constrains it, but only by strength of will. Consequently the sublime soul is only free by broken efforts.

Have Love. Not love alone for one, but man as man they brother call; and scatter like the circling sun thy charities on all.