He alone deserves liberty and life who daily must win them anew.

Every day I observe more and more the folly of judging of others by ourselves; and I have so much trouble with myself, and my own heart is in such constant agitation, that I am well content to let others pursue their own course, if they only allow me the same privilege.

Beauty is a manifestation of secret natural laws, which otherwise would have been hidden from us forever.

A noble soul alone can noble souls attract; And knows alone, as ye, to hold them.

The affairs of the world are no more than so much trickery, and a man who toils for money or honour or whatever else in deference to the wishes of others, rather than because his own desire or needs lead him to do so, will always be a fool.

Certain books seem to be written, not that we might learn from them, but in order that we might see how much the author knows.

The arts are the salt of the earth; as salt relates to food, the arts relate to technology.