We can stand only a certain amount of unhappiness; anything beyond that annihilates us or passes us by, leaving us apathethetic.

Wind is the loving Wooer of waters; Wind blends together Billows all-foaming. Spirit of man, Thou art like unto water! Fortune of man, Thou art like unto wind!

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

Old age is never honored among us, but only indulged, as childhood is; and old men lose one of the most precious rights of man,--that of being judged by their peers.

The eye doesn't see any shapes, it sees only what is differentiated through light and dark or through colors.

The flowers of life are but illusions. How many fade away and leave no trace.

Hope enough to remove all anxious fears concerning the future.