"When an individual endeavors to lift himself above his fellows, he is dragged down by the mass, either by means of ri…"

"Du bist wie eine Blume, So hold und schön und rein; Ich schau dich an, und Wehmut Schleicht mir ins Herz hinein."

"Full-blossoming moon! In thy fair light Like liquid gold, the ocean gleams: Like daylight’s clearness, yet charm’d in…"

"Out of my own great woe I make my little songs."

"Ordinarily he is insane, but he has lucid moments when he is only stupid."

"When I am with my sweetheart kind, A happy youth am I; So great the wealth within my mind, I the whole world could bu…"

"The moon, too, hid herself Behind the clouds that darkly came over her; High up roarèd the sea, And then triumphantly…"

"Indeed they have wearied me greatly, And made me exceedingly sad, One half with their prose so wretched, The other wi…"

"Darling maiden, who can be Ever found to equal thee? To thy service joyfully Shall my life be pledged by me. Thy swee…"

"Ich weiss nicht, was soll es bedeuten, Dass ich so traurig bin; Ein Märchen aus alten Zeiten, Das kommt mir nicht aus…"