Joy, in Nature's wide dominion, Mightiest cause of all is found; And 'tis joy that moves the pinion When the wheel of time goes round.

Sorrow is brief but joy is endless

Satisfy a few to please many is bad. [Ger., Mach' es Wenigen recht; vielen gefallen ist schlimm.]

O jealousy! thou magnifier of trifles. [Ger., O der alles vergrossernden Eifersucht.]

Paradoxically though it may seem, it is none the less true that life imitates art far more than art imitates life.

An imitative creature is man; whoever is foremost, leads the herd. [Ger., Der Mensch ist ein nachahmendes Geschopf. Und wer Vorderste ist, fuhrt die Heerde.]