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.

Whoever places his trust into a system will soon be without a home. While you are building your third story, the two lower ones have already been dismantled.

The military and the clergy cause us much annoyance; the clergy and the military, they empty our wallets and rob our intelligence.

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.

Why does the past look so enticing to us? For the same reason why from a distance a meadow with flowers looks like a flower bed.

The office of the prince and that of the writer are defined and assigned as follows: the nobleman gives rank to the written work,the writer provides food for the prince.

Those who want to row on the ocean of human knowledge do not get far, and the storm drives those out of their course who set sail.