“It is not the truth that a man possesses, or believes that he possesses, but the earnest effort which he puts forward to reach the truth, which constitutes the worth of a man.
“To be content with life, or to live merrily, rather, all that is required is that we bestow on all things only a fleeting, superficial glance; the more thoughtful we become the more earnest we grow
“First there is a time when we believe everything, then for a little while we believe with discrimination, then we believe nothing whatever, and then we believe everything again - and, moreover, give reasons why we believe
“Not enjoyment, and not sorrow is our destined way, but to act that each tomorrow may find us further than today
“Travel and society polish one, but a rolling stone gathers no moss, and a little moss is a good thing on a man
“It is well for the world that in most of us, by the age of thirty, the character has set like plaster, and will never soften again.