Is it true that one travels in order to know mankind? It is easier to get to know other people at home, but abroad one gets to know oneself.

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

Since love is folly, a foolish woman is more dangerous than a wise one.

What a pathetic creature is man! His senses are awakened by the hope for the very thing whose consummation puts him to sleep.

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

Even with limited intelligence, knowing oneself is not as difficult as some say, but to act according to what one has realized about oneself in real life is as difficult as practicing anything else, compared to theory.

Whoever places his trust into a system will soon be without a home. While you are building your third story, the two lower ones have already been dismantled.