The mob has nothing to lose, everything to gain.

Confronted by outstanding merit, there is no way of saving one's ego except by love

Man's highest merit always is, as much as possible, to rule external circumstances and as little as possible to let himself be ruled by them.

If there is confusion in your head and in your heart, what more do you want! A man who no longer loves and no longer errs should have himself buried straight away.

Energy will do anything that can be done in this world.

Nature does not suffer her veil to be taken from her, and what she does not choose to reveal to the spirit, thou wilt not wrest from her by levers and screws.

So long as you live and work, you will be misunderstood; to that you must resign yourself once and for all. Be silent!