What rapture, oh, it is to know A good thing when you see it And having seen a good thing, oh, What rapture 'tis to flee it.
If art reflects life, it does so with special mirrors.
Whenever there are great virtues, it's a sure sign something's wrong.
Fearful is the seductive power of goodness.
Erst kommt das Fressen, dann kommt die Moral.
The fanatics for progress often have too little appreciation of the existing.