505
In every Italian school the butterfly breaks loose from the chrysalis.
506
After Klopstock released us from rhyme, and Voss gave us models of prose, are we to make doggerel again like Hans Sachs?
507
Let us be many-sided! Turnips are good, but they are best mixed with chestnuts. And these two noble products of the earth grow far apart.
508
In every kind of Art there is a degree of excellence which may be reached, so to speak, by the mere use of one’s own natural talents. But at the same time it is impossible to go beyond that point, unless Art comes to one’s aid.