Are you genuine? Or just an actor? A representative? Or what it is that is represented?-In the end, you might merely be someone mimicking an actor ... Second question of conscience.

The state lies in all languages of good and evil; and whatever it says, it lies-and whatever it has, it has stolen.

To those human beings who are of any concern to me, I wish suffering, desolation, sickness, ill treatment, indignities, profound self-contempt, the torture of self-mistrust, and the wretchedness of the vanquished.

Sleeping is no mean art: for its sake one must stay awake all day.

The thousand mysteries around us would not trouble but interest us, if only we had cheerful, healthy hearts.

The followers of a great man often put their eyes out, so that they may be the better able to sing his praise.

Out of a brotherly love we occasionally embrace this or that somebody (because we cannot embrace everybody): but we must never letour somebody know it.