How much beer is in German intelligence?

Enjoying praise is in some people merely a civility of the heart--and just the opposite of a vanity of the spirit.

My solitude doesn’t depend on the presence or absence of people; on the contrary, I hate who steals my solitude without, in exchange, offering me true company.

I love the valiant; but it is not enough to wield a broadsword, one must also know against whom.

My humanity is a constant self-overcoming.

We must remain as close to the flowers, the grass, and the butterflies as the child is who is not yet so much taller than they are.

Whoever gives advice to a sick person acquires a feeling of superiority over him, whether the advice be accepted or rejected.