Only law can give us freedom.
Too rigid scruples are concealed pride.
The people who are absent are the ideal; those who are present seem to be quite commonplace.
A person places themselves on a level with the ones they praise.
People are always talking about originality, but what do they mean? As soon as we are born, the world begins to work upon us, and this goes on to the end.
Once I blazed across the sky, Leaving trails of flame; I fell to earth, and here I lie - Who'll help me up again? -A Shooting Star