Every step of life shows much caution is required.

An actor should take lessons from a painter and a sculptor.

He who is plenteously provided for from within needs but little from without.

Here too it’s masquerade, I find: As everywhere, the dance of mind. I grasped a lovely masked procession, And caught things from a horror show… I’d gladly settle for a false impression, If it would last a little longer, though.

The world remains ever the same.

There is no outward sign of true courtesy that does not rest on a deep moral foundation.

Everything that we encounter leaves traces behind. Everything contributes imperceptibly to our education