German Diligence Is Actually Endurance.

Lap-dogs And Blood-hounds Enjoy The Greatest Respect At Court; House-dogs And No Dogs At All Are Not Even Considered.

Do Not Push So Fast Ahead, Do Slow Down A Bit! Otherwise You Won't Catch Up With Yourselves.

Let The Famous Not Denounce Fame. Far From Being Empty And Meaningless, It Fills Those It Touches With Divine Power.

Why I Love The Ancients So Much? Aside From Everything Else, When I Read Them, The Entire Past Between Them And Me Unfolds At Thesame Time. The Hearts Of How Many Heroes And Poets May Have Been Set On Fire By Plutarch's Biographies Which Now Inspire Me With Their Own And With Borrowed Flames!

The Germans Believe That, No Matter Where, They Can Get By On Knowledge Alone. Art, However, Requires Skill.