“The voice of the majority is no proof of justice.”
“No emperor has the power to dictate to the heart.”
“Even the weak become strong when they are united.”
“Happy he who learns to bear what he cannot change.”
“The brave person thinks of themselves last of all.”
“He that is over -- cautious will accomplish little.”
“Think with awe on the slow and quiet power of time.”
“Youth covets; let not this covetousness seduce you.”
“All things must; man is the only creature that wills.”
“That which is so universal as death must be a benefit.”
“The lamp of genius burns quicker than the lamp of life.”
“The world is ruled only by consideration of advantages.”
“Truth exists for the wise, beauty for the feeling heart.”
“Historians are prophets with their face turned backward.”
“To gain a crown by fighting is great, to reject it divine.”
“Grace is the beauty of form under the influence of freedom.”
“They would need to be already wise, in order to love wisdom.”
“Friends show me what I can do, foes teach me what I should do.”
“There is room in the smallest cottage for a happy loving pair.”
“Opposition always enflames the enthusiast, never converts him.”
“What the inner voice says will not disappoint the hoping soul.”
“He who has done his best for his own time has lived for all times.”
“It is often wise to reveal that which cannot be concealed for long.”
“Lose not yourself in a far off time, seize the moment that is thine.”
“The jest loses its point when he who makes it is the first to laugh.”
“Dare to err and to dream. Deep meaning often lies in childish plays.”
“It is not flesh and blood, but heart which makes us fathers and sons.”
“Measure not by the scale of perfection the meager product of reality.”
“Worthless is the nation that does not gladly stake its all on its honor.”
“He cannot complain of a hard sentence, who is made master of his own fate.”