Utility is the great idol of the age, to which all powers must do service and all talents swear allegiance. |
Of all the possessions of this life fame is the noblest; when the body has sunk into the dust the great name still lives. |
It is easy to give advice from a port of safety. |
Dare to err and to dream. Deep meaning often lies in childish plays. |
Freedom can occur only through education. |
Art is the daughter of freedom. |
As freely as the firmament embraces the world, or the sun pours forth impartially his beams, so mercy must encircle both friend and foe. |
Against stupidity the very gods themselves contend in vain. |