I understand the phrase "Honor the Women" all too well: the poet has probably a wife of his own, but he prefers to honor another.

If we notice a few errors in the work of a proven master, we may and even will often be correct; if we believe, however, that he is completely and utterly mistaken, we are in danger of missing his entire concept.

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.

To enlist the support of the people and of parliament, you only have to propose a profitable villainy.

A person who looks different all the time frightens me. Only one animal changes its skin: the snake.

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

Strength, strength alone, is honorable, the German nation clamors in its majesty. But since it is hard to muster strength so suddenly, they have to make do with boorishness.