Possession, it is true, crowns exertion with rest; but it is only in the illusions of fancy that it has power to charm us.
Karl Wilhelm Von Humboldt
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If it were not somewhat fanciful to suppose that every human excellence is presented, as it were, in one kind of being, we might believe that the whole treasure of morality and order is enshrined in the female character.
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Providence certainly does not favor just certain individuals, but the deep wisdom of its counsel, instruction and ennoblement extends to all.
- Karl Wilhelm Von Humboldt