Therefore, whoever desires to know man in his inner nature, identical in all its phenomena and developments, to know him according to the Idea, will find that the works of the great, immortal poet present a far truer, more distinct picture, than the historians can ever give.
-Horrela gizadia bere barneko, agerpen eta garapen guztietako esentzia identikoaren, bere ideiaren arabera ezagutu nahi duenak, horrelakoari poeta hilezkor handien obrek irudi askozaz fidel eta argiagoa eskainiko diote, historialariek inoiz eman diezaioketena baino: