What do you believe in?--In this, that the weights of all things must be determined anew.

There are expressions and bulls-eyes of the spirit, there are epigrams, a little handful of words, in which a whole culture, a whole society is suddenly crystallized.

Whoever deliberately attempts to insure confidentiality with another person is usually in doubt as to whether he inspires that person's confidence in him. One who is sure that he inspires confidence attaches little importance to confidentiality.

Fathers and sons are much more considerate of one another than mothers and daughters.

"What is good?" ye ask. To be brave is good. Let the little girls say: "To be good is what is pretty, and at the same time touching."

We forget our guilt when we have confessed it to another, but the other does not usually forget it.

Whoever gives advice to a sick person acquires a feeling of superiority over him, whether the advice be accepted or rejected.