Digressions, objections, delight in mockery, carefree mistrust are signs of health.

As refined fare serves a hungry man as well as and no better than coarser food, the more pretentious artist will not dream of inviting the hungry man to his meal.

Higher than "thou shalt" stands "I will" (the heroes), and higher than "I will" stands "I am" (the Greek gods).

I love him who chasteneth his God, because he loveth his God: for he must succumb through the wrath of his God.

Rational thought is interpretation according to a scheme which we cannot escape.

He who bestows something great receives no gratitude; for in accepting it the recipient has already been weighed down too much.

There did he sit shrivelled in his chimney corner, fretting on account of his weak legs, world weary, will weary, and one day he suffocated through his excessive pity.