They are much to be pitied who have not been given a taste for nature early in life.
Democracy cannot consist solely of elections that are nearly always fictitious and managed by rich landowners and professional politicians.
Early to bed and early to rise makes a man healthy, wealthy and wise.
Looking at the past must only be a means of understanding more clearly what and who they are so that they can more wisely build the future.
Be clearly aware of the stars and infinity on high. Then life seems almost enchanted after all.
There must be a law against forcing children to perform at an early age. Children should have a wonderful childhood. They should not be given too much responsibility.
Even when I am being idle, I have plenty of food for thought, both early and late - thoughts both about and not about art.
Why does the eye see a thing more clearly in dreams than the imagination when awake?
If children are not introduced to music at an early age, I believe something fundamental is actually being taken from them.
Having knowledge but lacking the power to express it clearly is no better than never having any ideas at all.
I'd woken up early, and I took a long time getting ready to exist.
In my early professional years I was asking the question: How can I treat, or cure, or change this person? Now I would phrase the question in this way: How can I provide a relationship which this person may use for his own personal growth?
“The more clearly you understand yourself and your emotions, the more you become a lover of what is.
Mistrust first impulses; they are nearly always good.
An early-morning walk is a blessing for the whole day.