Gold is the gift of vanity and common pride, but flowers are the gift of love and friendship.

To test a modest man's modesty do not investigate if he ignores applause, find out if he abides criticism.

You can make the best of it and be content, or you can complain, it makes no difference. What does it matter that human beings judge the things that exist?

At certain times, men regard poetry merely as a bright flame, but to women it was, and always will be, a warm fire.

The most irascible person is most likely to become apathetic in dangerous situations.

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.

The main reason why men and women make different aesthetic judgments is the fact that the latter, generally incapable of abstraction, only admire what meets their complete approval.