You say, it's dark. And in truth, I did place a cloud before your sun. But do you not see how the edges of the cloud are already glowing and turning light.

There's no defense against stupidity.

One can only be silent and sit peacefully when one hath arrow and bow; otherwise one prateth and quarrelleth. Let your peace be a victory!

Men have hitherto treated women like birds which have strayed down to them from the heights; as something more delicate, more fragile, more savage, stranger, sweeter, soulful--but as something which has to be caged up so that it shall not fly away.

The Germans are like women, you can scarcely ever fathom their depths - they haven't any.

Faith makes blessed. Consequently it lies.

It is not things, but opinions about things that have absolutely no existence, which have so deranged mankind!