MondayOct 27, 2025
Quotes: 53419 Authors: 9969
Revenge is barren: its delight is murder, And its satiety, despair.
The man who fears nothing is not less powerful than he who is feared by every one.
The ideal should never touch the real; When nature conquers, Art must then give way.
The lamp of genius burns quicker than the lamp of life.
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.
Only those who have the patience to do simple things perfectly will acquire the skill to do difficult things easily.
Of all the possessions of this life fame is the noblest; when the body has sunk into the dust the great name still lives.
Man is made great or little by his own will.
Jealousy - magnifier of trifles.
It is criminal to steal a purse. It is daring to steal a fortune. It is a mark of greatness to steal a crown. The blame diminishes as the guilt increases.
It hinders the creative work of the mind if the intellect examines too closely the ideas as they pour in.
Intellect is brain force.
He who considers too much will perform little.
He that is overcautious will accomplish little.
The transformation of pain to aversion is a fundamental law of the soul.
Opposition always inflames the enthusiast, never converts him.
Grace is the beauty of form under the influence of freedom.
Even weak men when united are powerful.
The world is governed only by self-interest.
There is no such thing as chance; and what seem to us merest accident springs from the deepest source of destiny.
Truth exists for the wise, beauty for the feeling heart.
When the gods were more manlike, Men were more godlike.
Art is difficult, transient is her reward.
As freely as the firmament embraces the world, or the sun pours forth impartially his beams, so mercy must encircle both friend and foe.
A merely fallen enemy may rise again, but the reconciled one is truly vanquished.
The world's history is the world's judgment.
Time consecrates; And what is gray with age becomes religion.
When Nature conquers, Art must then give way.
Great souls suffer in silence.
One can advise comfortably from a safe port.
It is criminal to steal a purse, daring to steal a fortune, a mark of greatness to steal a crown. The blame diminishes as the guilt increases.
Opposition inflames the enthusiast, never converts him.
Peace is rarely denied to the peaceful.
When faced with a mountain, I will not quit! I will keep on striving until I climb over, find a pass through, tunnel underneath or simply stay and turn the mountain into a gold mine, with Gods help!
With stupidity the gods themselves struggle in vain.
Against stupidity the very gods Themselves contend in vain.
Visualize whirled peas. Against stupidity the very gods Themselves contend in vain.
Glory to Women! They weave and entwine heavenly roses into an earthly life.
Who dares nothing, need hope for nothing.
Disappointments are to the soul what a thunderstorm is to the air.
Be noble minded! Our own heart, and not other men's opinions of us, forms our true honor.
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