“We would not let ourselves be burned to death for our opinions: we are not sure enough of them for that.”

“Our ancestors pay the price for who we are”

“One knows a little too much about everybody. And we can even see through some men, and yet we can by no means pass through them.”

“[...] let us go with all our "devils" to the help of our "god"!”

“What is love but understanding and rejoicing that another lives, works, and feels in a different and opposite way to ourselves? That love may be able to bridge over the contrasts by joys, we must not remove or deny those contrasts.”

“Even the most beautiful scenery is no longer assured of our love after we have lived in it for three months, and some distant coast attracts our avarice: possessions are generally diminished by possession.”

“We should consider every day lost on which we have not danced at least once.”