What have the Germans gained by their boasted freedom of the press, except the liberty of abusing each other as they like?

Old age is never honored among us, but only indulged, as childhood is; and old men lose one of the most precious rights of man,--that of being judged by their peers.

Women are silver dishes into which we put golden apples.

The man of understanding finds everything laughable.

As long as you don't practice it, this dying and becoming, You are only a dreary guest on this dark earth.

Life belongs to the living, and he who lives must be prepared for changes.

Could we perfect human nature, we might also expect a perfect state of things.