Faith is like private capital, stored in one's own house. It is like a public savings bank or loan office, from which individuals receive assistance in their days of need; but here the creditor quietly takes his interest for himself.

One can't dull a project better than by discussing it repeatedly.

Keep not standing fixed and rooted. Briskly venture, briskly roam.

One never goes further than when they do not know where they are going.

It is always a sign of an unproductive time when it concerns itself with petty and technical aspects [in philology], and likewiseit is a sign of an unproductive person to pursue such trifles.

Nothing is worth more than this day.

Hatred is a heavy burden. It sinks the heart deep in the breast, and lies like a tombstone on all joys.