First let a man teach himself, and then he will be taught by others.

Piety is not a goal but a means to attain through the purest peace of mind the highest culture.

Everything factual is, in a sense, theory. The blue of the sky exhibits the basic laws of chromatics. There is no sense in looking for something behind phenomena: they are theory.

If one mistreats citizens of foreign countries, one infringes upon one's duty toward one's own subjects; for thus one exposes themto the law of retribution.

We always hope, and in all things it is better to hope than to despair.

One of the most striking signs of the decay of art is the intermixing of different genres.

To the world you might be one person, but to one person, you might be the world. Kindness is the golden chain by which our world is bound together.