"He that is overcautious will accomplish little."
- Friedrich von Schiller
"Art is difficult transient is her reward."
"God helps the brave."
"Who dares nothing need hope for nothing."
"Disappointments are to the soul what a thunder-storm is to the air."
"With stupidity the gods themselves struggle in vain."
"The lamp of genius burns quicker than the lamp of life."
"The world is ruled only by consideration of advantages."
"The will of man is his happiness."
"The world's history is constant like the laws of nature and simple like the souls of men. The same conditions continually produce the same results."