One who is unassuming in dealing with people exhibits his arrogance all the more strongly in dealing with things (city, state, society, age, mankind). That is his revenge.

Some mothers need happy children; others need unhappy ones-otherwise they cannot prove their maternal virtues.

We fear our neighbor's hostile mood because we are afraid that this mood will lead him to penetrate our secrets.

Let old ones go. Dont be a memory-monger! Once you were young──now you are even younger.

The wittiest authors evoke a barely perceptible smile.

All contempt for the sexual life, all denigration under the concept 'impure" is the essential crime against Life- against the Holy Spirit of Life".

Liberal institutions straightway cease being liberal the moment they are soundly established: Once this is attained, no more grievous and more thorough enemies of freedom exist than liberal institutions.