Egoism is the law of perspective applied to feelings: what is closest appears large and weighty, and as one moves farther away size and weight decrease.

In order to be somebody you have to hold even your shadow in high regard.

The most instructive experiences are those of everyday life.

But eternal liveliness is what counts: what does "eternal life" matter, or life at all?

Whoever does not have a good father should procure one.

That for which we find words is something already dead in our hearts.

This mother needs happy, reputable children, and that one needs unhappy ones: otherwise she cannot show her kindness as a mother.