Not without a shudder may the human hand reach into the mysterious urn of destiny.
— Friedrich Schiller
It is easy to give advice from a port of safety.
Who dares nothing, need hope for nothing.
Knowledge, the object of knowledge and the knower are the three factors which motivate action; the senses, the work and the doer comprise the threefold basis of action.
Against stupidity the very gods themselves contend in vain.
Aesthetic matters are fundamental for the harmonious development of both society and the individual.
Nothing leads to good that is not natural.
Peace is rarely denied to the peaceful.
Opposition always inflames the enthusiast, never converts him.
He who considers too much will perform little.
Every true genius is bound to be naive.
It is criminal to steal a purse, daring to steal a fortune, a mark of greatness to steal a crown. The blame diminishes as the guilt increases.
Appearance rules the world.
Be noble minded! Our own heart, and not other men's opinions of us, forms our true honor.
That which is so universal as death must be a benefit.
Art is the right hand of Nature. The latter has only given us being, the former has made us men.
He who has done his best for his own time has lived for all times.
The will of man is his happiness.
