Against stupidity the very gods themselves contend in vain.

Heaven and earth fight in vain against a dunce!

In a narrow circle the mind grows narrow. The more one expands, the larger their aims.

To be man's tender mate was woman born, and in obeying nature she best serves the purposes of heaven.

Who dares nothing, need hope for nothing.

There are evil spirits who suddenly fix their abode in man's unguarded breast, causing us to commit devilish deeds, and then, hurrying back to their native hell, leave behind the stings of remorse in the poisoned bosom.

Man only plays when in the full meaning of the word he is a man, and he is only completely a man when he plays.