Love and desire are the spirit's wings to great deeds.

And I have again observed, my dear friend, in this trifling affair, that misunderstandings and neglect occasion more mischief in the world than even malice and wickedness. At all events, the two latter are of less frequent occurrence.

Let no one be like another, yet everyone like the highest. How is this done? Be each one perfect in himself.

Common sense is the genius of humanity.

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

Continue to make the demands of the day your immediate concern, and take occasion to test the purity of your hearts and the steadfastness of your spirits. When you then take a deep breath and rise above the cares of this world and in an hour of leisure, you will surely win the proper frame of mind to face devoutly what is above us, with reverence, seeing in all events the manifestation of a higher guidance.

Superstition is part of the poetry of life.