There must always be some who are brighter and some who are stupider, the latter make up for it by being better workers.

The finest plans are always ruined by the littleness of those who ought to carry them out, for emperor himself can actually be nothing.

Sin is what is new, strong, surprising, strange. The theatre must take an interest in sin if the young are to be able to go there.

We attacked a foreign people and treated them like rebels. As you know, it's all right to treat barbarians barbarically. It's the desire to be barbaric that makes governments call their enemies barbarians.

We often do not know ourselves the grounds On which we act, though plain to others.

Unhappy the land that is in need of heroes.

Never believe on faith, see for yourself! What you yourself don't learn you don't know.