„It is commonly assumed that Heinrich Schliemann was a man of success. Indeed he had been enjoying good fortune for many years, but we must remember that he had to pay a high price fort hat smile of fortune.“
(Press, Luduwika: Heinrich Schliemann – the Man of Success, in: Hermann, Joachim (Hrsg.): Heinrich Schliemann. Grundlagen und Ergebnisse moderner Archäologie 100 Jahre nach Schliemanns Tod. Berlin 1992, S. 49)