The older I get the more I trust in the law according to which the rose and the lily bloom.

What people call the spirit of the times is mostly their own spirit in which the times mirror themselves.

He who has art and science also has religion, but those who do not have them better have religion.

Who is the happiest man? He who is alive to the merit of others, and can rejoice in their enjoyment as if it were his own.

For the nature of women is closely allied to art

I know nothing more mocking than a devil that despairs.

All one needs to do is declare oneself free and one will immediately feel dependent. If you dare to declare yourself dependent, you feel independent.