It is commonly a dangerous thing for a man to have more sense than his neighbors. Socrates paid for his superiority with his life; and if Aristotle s…

- Christoph Martin Wieland

To be silent is sometimes an art, yet not so great a one as certain people would have us believe, who are wisest they are most silent.

- Christoph Martin Wieland

The compulsion of fate is bitter.

- Christoph Martin Wieland

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

- Christoph Martin Wieland

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

- Christoph Martin Wieland

The cleverest of all the devils is Opportunity.

- Christoph Martin Wieland

Too oft is transient pleasure the source of long woes.

- Christoph Martin Wieland

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

- Christoph Martin Wieland

Stupidity has its sublime as well as genius, and he who carries that quality to absurdity has reached it; which is always a source of amusement to se…

- Christoph Martin Wieland