If only it were God’s will that printed and written materials have as much influence on the people as the princes and their censors fear! Considering the countless good books we have, the world would have changed for the better a long time ago.

When receiving an order, many servants repeat their “yes” numerous times, especially the lazy ones.

What’s the meaning of all the pious clamor, condemning cocks and hens? Those who have no teeth are the greatest meat-haters.

In Germany, a certain artistic sense is fairly common, but the artist’s sense is foreign there.

You say I’m small? I certainly can relate, although it is a matter of perspective. The distance is deceptive, my friend, you standtoo low.

How frightening it is to have reached the height of human accomplishment in art that must forever borrow from life’s abundance.

I’d wish the government took honest people into consideration, it shows enough consideration for scoundrels.

I’ve never been on good terms with God, but now I’m becoming His intimate, for He is truly absolute and extremely legitimate.

Mankind is getting smarter every day. Actually, it only seems so. At least we are making progress. We’re progressing, to be sure, ever more deeply into the forest.

There is one privilege we’ll never lose; currently it’s called nationality. It means that everyone was born somewhere, which is infact self-evident.