We do not have to visit a madhouse to find disordered minds; our planet is the mental institution of the universe.

It is in vain that a man of sound mind and cool temper understands the condition of such a wretched being... He can no more communicate his own wisdom to him than a healthy man can instil his strength into the invalid by whose bedside he is seated.

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

A joy shared is a joy doubled.

Character is constructed amidst the tempests of the World

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

Let us live in as small a circle as we will, we are either debtors or creditors before we have had time to look around.