The military and the clergy cause us much annoyance; the clergy and the military, they empty our wallets and rob our intelligence.

What's the meaning of all the pious clamor, condemning cocks and hens? Those who have no teeth are the greatest meat-haters.

If we notice a few errors in the work of a proven master, we may and even will often be correct; if we believe, however, that he is completely and utterly mistaken, we are in danger of missing his entire concept.

The sun of a prince's good graces resembles that in the skies in that it shines most kindly upon the blackest people.

What is the use of aesthetics if they can neither teach how to produce beauty nor how to appreciate it in good taste? It exists because it behooves rational human beings to provide reasons for their actions and assessments. Even if aesthetics are not the mathematics of beauty, they are the proof of the calculation.

Trying to conceal a crime is like burying a seed in the ground.

The likeness of the world? A shadow! And world's glory? A dream!