It would not be worth your while to reach the age of seventy if all the wisdom of the world were to be foolishness before God.

Every man must form himself as a particular being, seeking, however, to attain that general idea of which all mankind are constituents.

Nature understands no jesting. She is always true, always serious, always severe. She is always right, and the errors are always those of man.

Generally speaking, an author's style is a faithful copy of his mind. If you would write a lucid style, let there first be light in your own mind; and if you would write a grand style, you ought to have a grand character.

Wer fremde Sprachen nicht kennt, weiss nichts von seiner eigenen.He who is ignorant of foreign languages, knows not his own.

Generosity wins favour for everyone, especially when it is accompanied by modesty.

The human race is a monotonous affair. Most people spend the greatest part of their time working in order to live, and what little freedom remains so fills them with fear that they seek out any and every means to be rid of it.