Every situation--nay, every moment--is of infinite worth; for it is the representative of a whole eternity.

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

Ill-humor is nothing more than an inward feeling of our own want of merit, a dissatisfaction with ourselves which is always united with an envy that foolish vanity excites.

Whenever I hear people talking about liberal ideas, I am always astounded that men should love to fool themselves with empty sounds. An idea should never be liberal; it must be vigorous, positive, and without loose ends so that it may fulfill its divine mission and be productive.

The happiest man is the one who finds happiness at home.

We do not have to visit a madhouse to find disordered minds; our planet is the mental institution of the universe.

Paternity is based anyhow only upon conviction: I am convinced, therefore, I am the father.