Today is, after all, today, but yesterday is of the same substance as tomorrow.

No matter which word it is, when I pronounce repeatedly, it ends up sounding utterly ridiculous and meaningless to me.

The graceful flowers of innocence are more valuable than the laurel crown of fame.

Drink and be thankful to the host! What seems insignificant when you have it, is important when you need it.

What raises great poetry above all else--it is the entire person and also the entire world.

It's the misfortune of German authors that not a single one of them dares to expose his true character. Everyone thinks that he has to be better than he is.

Austrian soldiers are like horses: brave but easily frightened.