Conquer, but don't triumph.
A man with lofty ideas is an uncomfortable neighbor.
Never strive, O artist, to create what you are not irresistibly impelled to create!
Since the well-known victory over the hare by the tortoise, the descendants of the tortoise think themselves miracles of speed.
Morals refine manners, as manners refine morals.
To be satisfied with little is hard, to be satisfied with a lot is impossible.