The German intellect wants the French sprightliness, the fine practical understanding of the English, and the American adventure; but it has a certain probity, which never rests in a superficial performance, but asks steadily, To what end? A German public asks for a controlling sincerity.
Ralph Waldo EmersonI do then with my friends as I do with my books. I would have them where I can find them, but I seldom use them.
Ralph Waldo Emerson