Pity, but never love bestows kind words upon the slave.

Only by himself, with one acre and a house, will a dunce be a dunce. Once he manages to gain power, he'll turn into a scoundrel.

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

He who takes people for smart pays an expensive lesson.

The way in which modern German poetry follows theories reminds me of pupils who, scolded by their teacher for their insubordination, justify themselves by saying that they invented new rules of propriety according to which they are quite well- behaved.

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.

Finally and long overdue, your people, oppressed and disgraced by hatred and maliciousness, have achieved justice: now you enjoy full citizen's rights, but you'll remain Jews nonetheless.