It is good insofar as it is not evil.

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

Boundless in your charity, but shrewd and cautious as a lender, you delight all those today whom you made beggars the day before.

The verdict on Prince Metternich will soon be out: An excellent diplomat and a bad politician.

People of talent resemble a musical instrument more closely than they do a musician. Without outside help, they produce not a single sound, but given even the slightest touch, and a magnificent tune emanates from them.

There shall be no slave in your home, male or female: Least of all the mother of your son.

The courts used to be, fair and square, the avengers of secular crimes; but nowadays they demand respect even for the criminal.