Astrology presupposes that the heavenly bodies are regulated in their movements in harmony with the destiny of mortals: the moral man presupposes that that which concerns himself most nearly must also be the heart and soul of things.

If a woman possesses manly virtues, she is to be run away from; and if she does not possess them, she runs away herself.

Pity makes suffering contagious.

The form of a work of art, which gives speech to their thoughts and is, therefore, their mode of talking, is always somewhat uncertain, like all kinds of speech.

When one has finished building one's house, one suddenly realizes that in the process one has learned something that one really needed to know in the worst way - before one began.

The gilded sheath of pity sometimes covers the dagger of envy.

We must remain as close to the flowers, the grass, and the butterflies as the child is who is not yet so much taller than they are.