In a true tragedy, both parties must be right.

On the stage on which we are observing it, — Universal History — Spirit displays itself in its most concrete reality.

The spirit is never at rest, but always engaged in progressive motion, giving itself new form.

The heart is everywhere, and each part of the organism is only the specialized force of the heart itself.

No man is a hero to his valet de chamber

It is easier to discover a deficiency in individuals, in states, and in Providence, than to see their real import and value.

The nature of finite things is to have the seed of their passing-away as their essential being: the hour of their birth is the hour of their death.