Who dares nothing, need hope for nothing. Truth exists for the wise, beauty for the feeling heart. To gain a crown by fighting is great, to reject it divine. They would need to be already wise, in order to love wisdom. The world is ruled only by consideration of advantages. The voice of the majority is no proof of justice. The great happiness of life, I find, after all, to consist in the regular discharge of some mechanical duty. Power is the most persuasive rhetoric. No emperor has the power to dictate to the heart. Keep true to the dreams of your youth. |