Man blindly works the will of fate.

Too oft is transient pleasure the source of long woes.

For whatever a man has, is in reality only a gift.

Man blindly works the will of fate. [Ger., Blindlings that er blos den Willen des Geschickes.]

Endurance is the prerogative of woman, enabling the gentlest to suffer what would cause terror to manhood.

The cleverest of all the devils is Opportunity.

An illusion which makes me happy is worth a verity which drags me to the ground.

To do nothing by halves is the way of noble spirits.

Too oft is transient pleasure the source of long woes

I have often thought that however learned you may talk about it, one knows nothing but what he learns from his own experience. [Ger., Da dacht ich oft: schwatzt noch so hoch gelehrt, Man weiss doch nichts, als was man selbst erfahrt.]