Evil is whatever distracts.

We are sinful not only because we have eaten of the Tree of Knowledge, but also because we have not yet eaten of the Tree of Life. The state in which we are is sinful, irrespective of guilt.

From outside one will always triumphantly impress theories upon the world and then fall straight into the ditch one has dug, but only from inside will one keep oneself and the world quiet and true.

It is strange how little sharpsightedness women possess; they only notice whether they please, then whether they arouse pity, and finally, whether you look for compassion from them. That is all; come to think of it, it may even be enough, generally speaking.

sleep is the most innocent creature there is and a sleepless man the most guilty.

I'm thinking only of my illness and my health, though both, the first as well as the second, are you.

To write prescriptions is easy, but to come to an understanding with people is hard.