"Wer nicht liebt Wein, Weib, und Gesang,Der bleibt ein Narr sein Lebenlang(He who loves not Wine, Women and SongRemains a fool his whole life long)"

"I felt that I had been born anew and that the gates of heaven had been opened. The whole of Scripture gained a new meaning. And from that point on the phrase, 'the justice of God' no longer filled me with hatred, but rather became unspeakable sweet by virtue of a great love."

"He who loves not wine, women and song remains a fool his whole life long."

"Power without love is reckless and abusive, and love without power is sentimental and anemic."

"Let the wife make the husband glad to come home, and let him make her sorry to see him leave."