God First, Then Papa.

Neither Rejoice Nor Lament Prematurely; For Whatever May Happen, All Will Be Well If We Only Have Health; For Happiness Exists--merely In The Imagination.

Nor Do I Hear In My Imagination The Parts Successively, But I Hear Them, As It Were, All At Once (gleich Dies Zusammen). What A Delight This Is I Cannot Tell ! All This Inventing, This Producing, Takes Place In A Pleasing Lively Dream.

Believe Me, My Sole Purpose Is To Make As Much Money As Possible; For After Good Health It Is The Best Thing To Have.

Now Let The Matter Rest As It Is, Or As It May Be, What Avail Useless Speculations? What Is To Occur We Do Not Know; Still In So Far We Do! What God Wills!

To Talk Well And Eloquently Is A Very Great Art, But That An Equally Great One Is To Know The Right Moment To Stop.