Money brings you food, but not appetite; medicine, but not health; acquaintances, but not friends.

The strongest men are the most alone.

Mrs LINDE: When you've sold yourself once for the sake of others, you don't do it second time.

In the decisive moment I won the victory over myself. I chose to live. And believe me, it takes courage to choose life under those circumstances.

Home life ceases to be free and beautiful as soon as it is founded on borrowing and debt.

A thousand words will not leave so deep an impression as one deed.

If I cannot be myself in what I write, then the whole is nothing but lies and humbug.