Love can sun the realms of night.
Against stupidity, God Himself fights in vain.
I know that we often tremble at an empty terror; yet the false fancy brings a real misery.
Every great mind seeks to labor for eternity. All men are captivated by immediate advantages; great minds alone are excited by the prospect of distant good.
What is life without the radiance of love?
Utility is the great idol of the age, to which all powers must do service and all talents swear allegiance. In this great balance of utility, the spiritual service of art has no weight, and, deprived of all encouragement, it vanishes from the noisy Vanity Fair of our time.