Governmental regulations all carry coercion to some degree, and even where they don't, they habituate man to expect teaching, guidance and help outsi… - Wilhelm von Humboldt

To the yoke of necessity every one willingly bows the head. Still, wherever an actually complicated aspect of things presents itself, it is more difficult to discover exactly what is necessary; but by the very acknowledgment of the principle, the problem invariably becomes simpler and the solution easier.

Modul în care un om îşi acceptă destinul este mai important decît însuşi destinul său.

The true end of Man, or that which is prescribed by the eternal and immutable dictates of reason, and not suggested by vague and transient desires, is the highest and most harmonious development of his powers to a complete and consistent whole.