In happy ignorance, I sighed for a world I did not know, where I hoped to find every pleasure and enjoyment which my heart could desire; and now, on my return from that wide world... how many disappointed hopes and unsuccessful plans have I brought back!

Oh, happy he who still hopes he can emerge from Error's boundless sea! - Faust.

Be always resolute with the present hour. Every moment is of infinite value.

People do not mind their faults being spread out before them, but they become impatient if called on to give them up.

One must keep repeating the Truth.

People who think honestly and deeply have a hostile attitude towards the public.

Thinking is more interesting than knowing, but less interesting than looking.