This is the highest wisdom that I own; freedom and life are earned by those alone who conquer them each day anew.

Time flies, and what is past is done.

A genuine work of art usually displeases at first sight, as it suggests a deficiency in the spectator.

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

What is not fully understood is not possessed.

Over all the mountain tops is peace. In all treetops you perceive scarcely a breath. The little birds in the forest are silent. Wait then; soon, you too, will have peace.

Thus I reel from desire to fulfillment and in fulfillment languish for desire.