Man lives two lives, woe, were it otherwise! One is seized by death, the other one, his honor, remains.

Never expect any recognition here--the system prohibits it. The cross is not affixed to the genius, no, the genius is affixed to the cross.

The office of the prince and that of the writer are defined and assigned as follows: the nobleman gives rank to the written work,the writer provides food for the prince.

The Germans believe that, no matter where, they can get by on knowledge alone. Art, however, requires skill.

The state has no religion for the simple reason that it has each and everyone.

The plot! The plot! What kind of plot could a poet possibly provide that is not surpassed by the thinking, feeling reader? Form alone is divine.

Historical! Must it be historical to catch your attention? Even though historicity, like notoriety, denotes nothing more than thatsomething has occurred.