I will listen to anyone's convictions, but pray keep your doubts to yourself.

Rejoice that you have still have a long time to live, before the thought comes to you that there is nothing more in the world to see.

Austere perseverance, hash and continuous... rarely fails of its purpose, for its silent power grows irresistible greater with time.

We are the slaves of objects around us, and appear little or important according as these contract or give us room to expand.

Deeply earnest and thoughtful people stand on shaky footing with the public.

The sun had, in the meanwhile, sunk behind the Ettersberg. We felt in the wood the chill of the evening, and drove all the quicker to Wiemar, and to Goethe's house. Goethe urged me to go in with him for a while, and I did so. He was in an extremely engaging mood. He talked a great deal about his theory of colors, and of his obstinate opponents; remarking that he was sure that he had done something in this science.

Our foibles are really what make us lovable.