Do Thine Own Task, And Be Therewith

A Flippant, Frivolous Man May Ridicule Others, May Controvert Them, Scorn Them; But He Who Has Any Respect For Himself Seems To Have Renounced The Right Of Thinking Meanly Of Others.

Every Great Idea Exerts, On First Appearing, A Tyrannical Influence: Hence, The Advantages It Brings Are Turned All Too Soon Into Disadvantages.

You Acquire A Language Most Readily In The Country Where It Is Spoken; You Study Mineralogy Best Among Miners; And So With Everything Else.

A Noble Man Is Led Far By Woman's Gentle Words. [ger., Ein Edler Mann Wird Durch Ein Gutes Wort Der Frauen Weit Gefuhrt.]

Unrest And Uncertainty Are Our Lot.