Emulation is a noble and just passion, full of appreciation.
Love can sun the realms of night.
Against stupidity the very gods themselves contend in vain.
Truth suffers no loss if a vehement youth fails in finding it, in the same way that virtue and religion suffer no detriment if a criminal denies them.
Life is earnest, art is gay.
The world's history is constant, like the laws of nature, and simple, like the souls of men. The same conditions continually produce the same results.