We Germans fear God, but nothing else in the world.
Great men have great dogs.
Fools learn from experience. I prefer to learn from the experience of others.
He who has his thumb on the purse has the power.
Life has taught me to forgive much, but to seek forgiveness still more.
Earthly majesty is always akin to the fallen angel, who is proud and unhappy, beautiful but troubled, and whose plans and efforts, though vast, are denied access.