Some books seem to have been written, not to teach us anything, but to let us know that the author has known something.
Johann Wolfgang von GoetheHe who has art and science also has religion, but those who do not have them better have religion.
Johann Wolfgang von GoetheSay what you will of fortitude, but show me the man who can patiently endure the laughter of fools when they have obtained an advantage over him. 'Tis only when their nonsense is without foundation that one can suffer it without complaint.
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe