There is nothing outside of us that is not at the same time in us, and as the external world has its colors the eye, too, has colors.

One cannot always be a hero, but one can always be a man.

Oh happy he who still can hope in our day to breathe the truth while plunged in seas of error! What we don't know is really what we need, and what we know is of no use to us whatever!

A man should hear a little music, read a little poetry, and see a fine picture every day of his life, in order that worldly cares may not obliterate the sense of the beautiful which God has implanted in the human soul.

Many hammer all over the wall and believe that with each blow they hit the nail on the head.

The world remains ever the same.

I can promise to be sincere, but I cannot promise to be impartial.