A real fox calls sour not only those grapes that he cannot reach but also those that he has reached and taken away from others.

Society tames the wolf into a dog. And man is the most domesticated animal of all.

The moment Germany rises as a great power, France gains a new importance as a cultural power.

Objectivity and justice have nothing to do with one another.

The best friend will probably acquire the best wife, because a good marriage is founded on the talent for friendship.

To escape boredom, man works either beyond what his usual needs require, or else he invents play, that is, work that is designed to quiet no need other than that for working in general.

After all, what would be "beautiful" if the contradiction had not first become conscious of itself, if the ugly had not first said to itself: "I am ugly"?.