Adalbert Stifter

“Denn was auch immer auf Erden besteht,besteht durch Ehre und Treue.Wer heute die alte Pflicht verrät,verrät auch morgen die neue.”

“. . . for us there still exists a serene, unfathomable abyss in which God and the spirits dwell. The soul, in moments of ecstasy, often soars across it; poetry unveils it at times with childlike naivete; but science with its hammer and yardstick is often perched at the rim and may, in many cases, contribute nothing at all.”