He who learns but does not think, is lost. He who thinks but does not learn is in great danger.

When nature exceeds culture, we have the rustic. When culture exceeds nature, we have the pedant.

The commander of the forces of a large State may be carried off, but the will of even a common man cannot be taken from him.

Baseball is wrong, man with four balls cannot walk

If language is not correct, then what is said is not what is meant; if what is said is not what is meant, then what must be done remains undone; if this remains undone, morals and art will deteriorate; if justice goes astray, the people will stand about in helpless confusion. Hence there must be no arbitrariness in what is said. This matters above everything.

It is better to light one small candle of gratitude than to curse the darkness.

The only people who cannot change are the most wise and the most stupid.