A vocation is the backbone of life.

Seducing one's neighbor to a good opinion and then afterwards believing devoutly in this neighbor's opinion--who can match women in this clever ploy?

Love and hatred are not blind, but are blinded by the fire they bear within themselves.

Behind a remarkable scholar we not infrequently find an average human being, and behind an average artist we often find a very remarkable human being.

But this word will I say to my enemies: What is all manslaughter in comparison with what you have done to me!

On every parable you ride to every truth.

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