In fame's temple there is always a niche to be found for rich dunces, importunate scoundrels, or successful butchers of the human race.
Johann Georg Ritter von ZimmermannThose beings only are fit for solitude who are like nobody, and are liked by nobody.
Johann Georg Ritter von ZimmermannThat happy state of mind, so rarely possessed, in which we can say, "I have enough," is the highest attainment of philosophy.
Johann Georg Ritter von ZimmermannLeisure, the highest happiness upon earth, is seldom enjoyed with perfect satisfaction, except in solitude. Indolence and indifference do not always afford leisure; for true leisure is frequently found in that interval of relaxation which divides a painful duty from an agreeable recreation; a toilsome business from the more agreeable occupations of literature and philosophy.
Johann Georg Ritter von Zimmermann