When you stare into an abyss for a long time, the abyss also stares into you.

Many writers are neither spirit nor wine, but rather spirits- of-wine: they can catch fire, and then they give off heat.

We evaluate the services that anyone renders to us according to the value he puts on them, not according to the value they have for us.

no one talks more passionately about his rights than he who in the depths of his soul doubts whether he has any

Among twelve apostles there must always be one who is as hard as stone, so that the new church may be built upon him.

The Germans are like women, you can scarcely ever fathom their depths - they haven't any.

Against war it may be said that it makes the victor stupid and the vanquished revengeful.