there they laugh: they do not understand me; I am not the mouth for these ears.

In the whole of the New Testament there is not one joke, that fact alone would invalidate any book.

Having a talent is not enough: one must also have your permission to have it--right, my friends?

A book full of brilliance imparts some of it even to its opponents.

In laughter all that is evil comes together, but is pronounced holy and absolved by its own bliss.

Against boredom the gods themselves fight in vain.

Remain true to the earth.