A man must seek his happiness and inward peace from objects which cannot be taken away from him.
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 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 Humboldt