He who seeks truth should be of no country.
A witty saying proves nothing, but saying something pointless gets people's attention.
Poetry is the music of the soul, and, above all, of great and feeling souls.
The man who says to me, "Believe as I do, or God will damn you," will presently say, "Believe as I do, or I shall assassinate you."
I am very fond of truth, but not at all of martyrdom.
Where some states possess an army, the Prussian Army possesses a state.