It is fair to despise a cowardly man, but the female sex is strongest when it's weak.

Is it true that one travels in order to know mankind? It is easier to get to know other people at home, but abroad one gets to know oneself.

Human life, old and young, takes place between hope and remembrance. The young man sees all the gates to his desires open, and the old man remembers--his hopes.

Turning popular opinion upside down does not make an original.

Do hurry and proclaim the concordat. Then castrate yourselves to keep from sinning.

The Germans believe that, no matter where, they can get by on knowledge alone. Art, however, requires skill.

Gratitude is a fickle thing, indeed. A person taking aim presses the weapon to his chest and cheek, but when he hits, he discardsit with indifference.