He who writes carelessly confesses thereby at the very outset that he does not attach much importance to his own thoughts.

Every nation ridicules other nations, and all are right.

Talent works for money and fame; the motive which moves genius to productivity is, on the other hand, less easy to determine.

If God made this world, then i would not want to be the God. It is full of misery and distress that it breaks my heart.

You can do what you will, but in any given moment of your life you can will only one definite thing and absolutely nothing other than that one thing.

It is only at the first encounter that a face makes its full impression on us.

There is in the world only the choice between loneliness and vulgarity. All young people should be taught now to put up with loneliness ... because the less man is compelled to come into contact with others, the better off he is.