Nothing genuinely historical was ever lost in this country. For this reason we have two ruling parties: villains and fools.

Transcendence: that which transcends experience.

I've never been on good terms with God, but now I'm becoming His intimate, for He is truly absolute and extremely legitimate.

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

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

History is the zoology of the human race.