Amid the pressure of great events, a general principle gives no help.

Nothing great in the world has ever been accomplished without passion.

To him who looks upon the world rationally, the world in its turn presents a rational aspect. The relation is mutual.

The learner always begins by finding fault, but the scholar sees the positive merit in everything.

All that is real is reasonable, and all that is reasonable is real.

Once the state has been founded, there can no longer be any heroes. They come on the scene only in uncivilized conditions.