Cognition reigns but does not rule.
A difficulty is a light. An insurmountable difficulty is a sun.
The great virtues of the German people have created more evils than idleness ever did vices
My soul is nothing now but the dream dreamt by matter struggling with itself!
Breath, dreams, silence, invincible calm, you triumph.
We are wont to condemn self-love; but what we really mean to condemn is contrary to self-love. It is that mixture of selfishness and self-hate that permanently pursues us, that prevents us from loving others, and that prohibits us from losing ourselves.