All translating seems to me to be simply an attempt to accomplish an impossible task.
Wilhelm von HumboldtHappiness is so nonsynonymous with joy or pleasure that it is not infrequently sought and felt in grief and deprivation.
Wilhelm von HumboldtWar seems to be one of the most salutary phenomena for the culture of human nature; and it is not without regret that I see it disappearing more and more from the scene.
Wilhelm von HumboldtThe State is not in itself an end, but is only a means towards human development.
Wilhelm von Humboldt