I believe only in French culture and consider everything in Europe that calls itself 'culture' a misunderstanding, not to speak of German culture.

For a tree to become tall it must grow tough roots among the rocks.

We must take precautions against being prematurely honed sharp--since at the same time we are being prematurely honed thin.

I love him who justifieth the future ones, and redeemeth the past ones: for he is willing to succumb through the present ones.

About what we neither know nor feel precisely while awake-whether we have a good or a bad conscience toward a certain person-our dreams instruct us fully and unambiguously.

Only strong personalities can endure history, the weak are extinguished by it.

To predict the behavior of ordinary people in advance, you only have to assume that they will always try to escape a disagreeable situation with the smallest possible expenditure of intelligence.