Of all thieves, fools are the worst; they rob you of time and temper.

We don't get to know people when they come to us; we must go to them to find out what they are like.

Nature is beneficent. I praise her and all her works. She is silent and wise. She is cunning, but for good ends. She has brought me here and will also lead me away. She may scold me, but she will not hate her work. I trust her.

Faust: Who holds the devil, let him hold him well, He hardly will be caught a second time.

Plunge boldly into the thick of life!

We are not all equal, nor can we be so.

Dispel not, the happy delusions of children.