The most instructive experiences are those of everyday life.
Was mich nicht zugrunde richtet, macht mich starker.
Human life is inexplicable, and still without meaning: a fool may decide its fate.
The poison by which the weaker nature is destroyed is strengthening to the strong individual and he does not call it poison.
One is punished best for one's virtues.
When anyone apologizes to us he has to do it very expertly: otherwise we might easily come to see ourselves as the guilty party and experience unpleasant feelings.