Religion is not in want of art; it rests on its own majesty.

Treat people the way they are and they will stay that way. Treat people the way they can become and they will become that way.

Truth is a torch, but a terrific one; therefore we all try to reach it with closed eyes, lest we should be scorched.

Go to foreign countries and you will get to know the good things one possesses at home.

Faith is hidden household capital.

None are more hopelessly enslaved than those who falsely believe they are free.

It is a great pleasure to transport one's-self into the spirit of the times; to see how a wise man has thought before us, and to what a glorious height we have at last carried it.