The law of simplicity and naïveté applies to all fine art, for it is compatible with what is most sublime.
Friends and acquaintances are the surest passport to fortune.
The problem with Germans is that they look in the clouds for what lies at their feet.
Will minus intellect constitutes vulgarity.
...nothing at all rides on the life or death of the individual.
Men are the devils of the earth, and the animals are its tormented souls.