Distinctly different as a child, as an adolescent, in his prime and in his old age, man considers himself as one, not because he acts, but because he knows.
Captivating the spirit of the age is a matter of great talent; being swept away by it characterizes an average mind. The two are as different from one another as activity and passivity.
Many said selfishness was the flaw of our modern age; but then self-conceit emerged from a corner of the deepest hell to join selfishness.
Our age believed herself pregnant with auspicious progeny, but when her hour came, it turned out to be dropsy.
The ideas of an age are most abundant where they are not crowded by original ideas.
Art is eternally young, but the poet ages. If only he remained as young as art! If only it aged with him!
Do old people always live in the past? What yesterday was firm and true, may not be so today.
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