Master and Doctor are my titles; for ten years now, without repose, I held my erudite recitals and led my pupils by the nose.

The world cannot do without great men, but great men are very troublesome to the world.

Life is the childhood of our immortality.

Faith is like private capital, stored in one's own house. It is like a public savings bank or loan office, from which individuals receive assistance in their days of need; but here the creditor quietly takes his interest for himself.

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

Common sense is the genius of humanity.

The ideal of beauty is simplicity and tranquility.