No emperor has the power to dictate to the heart.
Who dares nothing, need hope for nothing.
Lose not yourself in a far off time, seize the moment that is thine.
Peace is rarely denied to the peaceful.
The history of the world is the world's court of justice.
Aesthetic matters are fundamental for the harmonious development of both society and the individual.
A gloomy guest fits not a wedding feast.
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.
The strong man is strongest when alone.
Revenge is barren of itself: it is the dreadful food it feeds on its delight is murder, and its end is despair.
They would need to be already wise, in order to love wisdom.
In the society, where people are just parts in a larger machine, individuals are unable to develop fully.
Power is the most persuasive rhetoric.
Keep true to the dreams of your youth.
It is difficult to discriminate the voice of truth from amid the clamor raised by heated partisans.
He who has done his best for his own time has lived for all times.
Mankind is made great or little by its own will.
Will it, and set to work briskly.
There is room in the smallest cottage for a happy loving pair.
The will of man is his happiness.
Utility is the great idol of the age, to which all powers must do service and all talents swear allegiance.
Full of wisdom are the ordinations of fate.
Grace is the beauty of form under the influence of freedom.
The key to education is the experience of beauty.
Every true genius is bound to be naive.