One could never judge a man without seeing him close, for oneself.

If there is no God, then I am God.

If he's honest, he'll steal; if he's human, he'll murder; if he's faithful, he'll deceive.

If you want to overcome the whole world, overcome yourself.

Because everyone is guilty for everyone else. For all the 'wee ones,' because there are little children and big children. All people are 'wee ones.' And I'll go for all of them, because there must be someone who will go for all of them.

Man grows used to everything, the scoundrel!

To study the meaning of man and of life — I am making significant progress here. I have faith in myself. Man is a mystery: if you spend your entire life trying to puzzle it out, then do not say that you have wasted your time. I occupy myself with this mystery, because I want to be a man.