“A goal without a plan is just a wish.”

“Tout objectif sans plan n'est qu'un souhait. [A goal without a plan is just a wish.]”

“The important thing is to strive toward a goal which is not immediately visible. That goal is not the concern of the mind, but of the spirit.”

“When one wishes to play the wit, he sometimes wander a little from the truth.”

“Well, I must endure the presence of a few caterpillars if I wish to become acquainted with the butterflies.”

“Once again I have rubbed shoulders with a truth without fully comprehending it.”

“He had taken seriously words which were without importance, and it made him very unhappy.”