Swear words and profanities are mere abbreviations of speech, similar to the abbreviations in writing.

Even with limited intelligence, knowing oneself is not as difficult as some say, but to act according to what one has realized about oneself in real life is as difficult as practicing anything else, compared to theory.

In order to succeed in a profession, a person not only needs to have its good, but also its bad qualities. The former are the spirit, the latter is the body of the job.

Man will return to his origins. Goethe has finally become as squiggly as the city of his fathers.

In Germany, a certain artistic sense is fairly common, but the artist's sense is foreign there.

The character of the crowds is made up of mimicry and hostility.

A heart that overflows may seek out merrymaking and boisterous festivities to quietly rejoice, unnoticed amidst the reveling crowds.