No matter how good or great a man may be, there is yet a better and a greater man within him.
Wilhelm von HumboldtReal inward devotion knows no prayer but that arising from the depths of its own feelings.
Wilhelm von HumboldtProvidence certainly does not favor just certain individuals, but the deep wisdom of its counsel, instruction and ennoblement extends to all.
Wilhelm von HumboldtIt is a characteristic of old age to find the progress of time accelerated. The less one accomplishes in a given time, the shorter does the retrospect appear.
Wilhelm von Humboldt