Germany is an anatomical oddity: it writes with its left hand and acts with its right.
Nothing is more difficult and nothing requires more character than to find oneself in open opposition to ones time (and those one loves) and to say loudly: No!
A country is not only what it does but what it tolerates.
Language is a weapon, keep it honed!
Expect nothing. Today: that is your life.
You should always pay attentionto quality. A coffin, for instance, should laast a lifetime.