How did reason come into the world? As is fitting, in an irrational manner, by accident. One will have to guess at it as at a riddle.

One is healthy when one can laugh at the earnestness and zeal with which one has been hypnotized by any single detail of one's 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.

But anyone who has really made sacrifices knows that he wanted and got something in return perhaps something for something of himself - that he gave up in order to have more here or at least to feel that he has "more".

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

Was that life? Well then, once more!

Men who think deeply appear to be comedians in their dealings with others because they always have to feign superficiality in order to be understood.