In childhood be modest, in youth temperate, in adulthood just, and in old age prudent.

All the variety, all the charm, all the beauty of life is made up of light and shadow.

Nobody can build the bridge for you to walk across the river of life, no one but you yourself alone. There are, to be sure, countless paths and bridges and demi-gods which would carry you across this river; but only at the cost of yourself; you would pawn yourself and lose. There is in the world only one way, on which nobody can go, except you: where does it lead? Do not ask, go along with it.

Without music, life would be a mistake.

Yes, it is worthwhile to live! Yes, I am worthy to live! Life, and you, and I, and all of us together became for a while interesting to ourselves once more.

If you believed more in life you would fling yourself less to the moment.