The savage who loves himself, his wife and child with quiet joy and glows with limited activity of his tribe as for his own life is in my opinion a more real being than that cultivated shadow who is enraptured with the shadow of the whole species

What destiny sends, bear! Whoever perseveres will be crowned.

Man is a central creature between the animals, that is to say, the most perfect form, which unites the traits of all in the most complete epitome.

To think what is true, to sense what is beautiful and to want what is good, hereby the spirit finds purpose of a life in reason.

Say oh wise man how you have come to such knowledge? Because I was never ashamed to confess my ignorance and ask others.

Thus we build on the ice, thus we write on the waves of the sea; the waves roaring pass away, the ice melts, and away goes our palace, like our thoughts.

Touch not the flute when drums are sounding around; when fools have the word, the wise will be silent.