To gain a crown by fighting is great, to reject it divine.

A noble heart will always capitulate to reason.

Aesthetic matters are fundamental for the harmonious development of both society and the individual.

As freely as the firmament embraces the world, or the sun pours forth impartially his beams, so mercy must encircle both friend and foe.

He who considers too much will perform little.

In the society, where people are just parts in a larger machine, individuals are unable to develop fully.

It is difficult to discriminate the voice of truth from amid the clamor raised by heated partisans.

It is often wise to reveal that which cannot be concealed for long.

Opposition always inflames the enthusiast, never converts him.

Power is the most persuasive rhetoric.

Revenge is barren of itself: it is the dreadful food it feeds on; its delight is murder, and its end is despair.

The rich become richer and the poor become poorer is a cry heard throughout the whole civilized world.

The strong man is strongest when alone.

The voice of the majority is no proof of justice.

They would need to be already wise, in order to love wisdom.

To save all we must risk all.

Who dares nothing, need hope for nothing.

With stupidity the gods themselves struggle in vain.

A gloomy guest fits not a wedding feast.

A merely fallen enemy may rise again, but the reconciled one is truly vanquished.