One that does not think to highly of himself is more than he thinks.
Whatever necessity lays upon thee, endure; whatever she commands, do.
Give me the benefit of your convictions, if you have any; but keep your doubts to yourself, for I have enough of my own.
It is said that no man is a hero to his valet. That is because a hero can be recognized only by a hero.
We can always redeem the man who aspires and strives.
I have often reaped what others have sowed. My work is the work of a collective being that bears the name Goethe.