The devil take these people and their language! They take a dozen monosyllabic words in their jaws, chew them, crunch them and spit them out again, and call that speaking. Fortunately they are by nature fairly silent, and although they gaze at us open-mouthed, they spare us long conversations.

The Portuguese, Dutch and English have been for a long time year after year, shipping home the treasures of India in their big vessels. We Germans have been all along been left to watch it. Germany would do likewise, but hers would be treasures of spiritual knowledge.

The foolish race of mankind are swarming below in the night; they shriek and rage and quarrel - and all of them are right.

The years keep coming and going, Men will arise & depart; Only one thing is immortal: The love that is in my heart.

Great genius takes shape by contact with another great genius, but less by assimilation than by friction.

Lo, sleep is good, better is death--in sooth The best of all were never to be born.

First, I thought, almost despairing, This must crush my spirit now; Yet I bore it, and am bearing- Only do not ask me how.