The important thing is not to know more than all men, but to know more at each moment than any particular man.

The finished man, you know, is difficult to please; a growing mind will ever show you gratitude. --Faust 1, lines 182-3

Help me to discover Thy truth, O Lord, and preserve me from those who have already found it

Life's objective is life itself.

One cannot always be a hero, but one can always be a man.

When two people are really happy about one another one can generally assume they are mistaken.

Mannerism always wants to be finished and doesn't enjoy the process. Genuine, truly great talent, however, finds its greatest satisfaction in the production.