Sublime

This is not far off from what philosopher Immanuel Kant described in his famous text about the Enlightenment: “Nonage [immaturity] is the inability to use one’s own understanding without another’s guidance.

Duty: where a man loves what he commands himself to do.

soudainement. La musique transporte toujours avec plus de force les hommes en proie à quelque bouleversement, affaiblis, soumis à de violentes tensions et déchirés jusqu'au fond d'eux-mêmes par n'importe quelle passion, Tolstoï l'a bien vu et Goethe l'a éprouvé tragiquement. Car même Goethe, qui a pris à l'égard de la musique une attitude prudente,

The man who wants to be active and has to be so, need only think of what is fitting at the moment, and he will make his way without difficulty.

remember that the best education is often to discover these very simple truths for oneself, and learn to see how much there is in commonplaces.

Forethought is simple, afterthought manifold.

Milton and Locke, Rousseau, Jean Paul, and Goethe are the legitimate descendants. Like Dante or Bunyan, he has a revelation of another life; like Bacon, he is profoundly impressed with the unity of knowledge;

Generosity wins favour for every one, especially when it is accompanied by modesty.

He puts his ear to the ground.