History is the zoology of the human race.

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

Recently, the Germans have developed a tendency to prefer the so-called first (youthful) style of great artists to their mature works. Could it be that they do not realize that their aesthetic criteria, generally speaking, are juvenile?

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

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.

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.

It's actually the spirit helping the spirit; it is the doctor, the bed, the potion.