Beautiful is greater than Good, for it includes the Good.

Patriotism ruins history.

For what one has in black and white, One can carry home in comfort.

So much has already been said about Shakespeare that there doesn't seem to be anything more to say; yet it is the quality of the spirit that it forever stimulates the spirit.

There is no way to face the great advantages of another person than through love.

It is the strange fate of man, that even in the greatest of evils the fear of the worst continues to haunt him.

Not the maker of plans and promises, but rather the one who offers faithful service in small matters. This is the person who is most likely to achieve what is good and lasting.