Physicians still retain something of their priestly origin; they would gladly do what they forbid.

Anyone who has ever looked into the glazed eyes of a soldier dying on the battlefield will think hard before starting a war.

Faust complained about having two souls in his breast, but I harbor a whole crowd of them and they quarrel. It is like being in a republic.

People who love sausage and people who believe in justice should never watch either of them being made

The luxury of one's own opinion.

The secret of politics? Make a good treaty with Russia.

Revolutions in Prussia are started by kings, and since it is a revolution, it is better to start it ourselves than to suffer of it