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It is through beauty that we arrive at freedom.
He that is overcautious will accomplish little.
The brave person thinks of himself last of all.
When the wine goes in, strange things come out.
A noble heart will always capitulate to reason.
Mankind is made great or little by its own will.
The dictates of the heart are the voice of fate.
It is easy to give advice from a port of safety.
Time flies on restless pinions - constant never.
For the world is only governed by self-interest.
Where there is much freedom there is much error.
It is play and only play that makes man complete.
A brave man hazards life, but not his conscience.
The happy man does not notice the flight of time.
Even the weak become strong when they are united.
The voice of the majority is no proof of justice.
One can give advice comfortably from a safe port.
The key to education is the experience of beauty.
No emperor has the power to dictate to the heart.
The victor is often vanquished by his own success.
From the moment fear begins I have ceased to fear.
Think with awe on the slow and quiet power of time.
Even in a righteous cause force is a fearful thing.
Youth covets; let not this covetousness seduce you.
Live with your century; but do not be its creature.
You saw his weakness, and he will never forgive you.
With stupidity the gods themselves struggle in vain.
Alas! When duty grows thy law, enjoyment fades away.
The mountain cannot frighten one who was born on it.
All things must; man is the only creature that wills.
That which is so universal as death must be a benefit.
As soon as I have begun to fear I have ceased to fear.
Man is never so authentically himself as when at play.
Forgiveness is the finding again of a lost possession.
Virtue has her heroes too As well as Fame and Fortune.
The lamp of genius burns quicker than the lamp of life.
The world is ruled only by consideration of advantages.
When the gods were more manlike, Men were more godlike.
Man is made of ordinary things, and habit is his nurse.
Truth exists for the wise, beauty for the feeling heart.
The joke loses everything when the joker laughs himself.
I have enjoyed the happiness of the world; I have loved.
Historians are prophets with their face turned backward.
O who knows what slumbers in the background of the times?
The history of the world is the world's court of justice.
He that is over-cautious will accomplish but very little.
I have enjoyed earthly happiness, I have lived and loved.
Our safety is not in blindness, but in facing our dangers.
The iron chain and the silken cord are both equally bonds.
He who neglects the present moment throws away all he has.