The world is full of contradiction.

The assault of our enemies is not part of our life; it is only part of our experience; we throw it off and guard ourselves against it as against frost, storm, rain, hail, or any other of the external evils which may be expected to happen.

One is led astray alike by sympathy and coldness, by praise and by blame

Children, love one another, and if that is not possible-at least try to put up with one another.

Who can think wise or stupid things at all that were not thought already in the past.

There are people who make no mistakes because they never wish to do anything worth doing.

There are situations in which hope and fear run together, in which they mutually destroy one another and lose themselves in dull indifference.