Uneducated people are unfortunate in that they do grasp complex issues, educated people, on the other hand, often do not understand simplicity, which is a far greater misfortune.

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

You say I'm small? I certainly can relate, although it is a matter of perspective. The distance is deceptive, my friend, you standtoo low.

Woman is the crown of all creation, but Man is the head who wears it, and even the servant is master in his house.

You ardently strive for freedom, and I do wish you were free--but, rather than for your sake, so that government won't be.

Our age believed herself pregnant with auspicious progeny, but when her hour came, it turned out to be dropsy.

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.