Don't tell me the moon is shining; show me the glint of light on broken glass.
My love is like a stone tied round my neck; it's dragging me down to the bottom; but I love my stone. I can't live without it.
Do you remember you shot a seagull? A man came by chance, saw it and destroyed it, just to pass the time.
I observed that after marriage people cease to be curious.
The stupider the peasant, the better the horse understands him.
Common hypocrites pass themselves off as doves; political and literary hypocrites pose as eagles. But don't be fooled by their eagle-like appearance. These are not eagles, but rats or dogs.