“People who think honestly and deeply have a hostile attitude towards the public.”

“Deeply earnest and thoughtful people stand on shaky footing with the public. ”

“I treat my heart like a sick child and gratify its every fancy.”

“So the restless traveler long at last for his native soil, finds his cottage in the arms of his wife, in the affection of his children, labor necessary for their support, all the happiness which he sought in vain the wild world”

“I am proud of my heart alone, it is the sole source of everything, all our strength, happiness and misery. All the knowledge I possess everyone else can acquire, but my heart is all my own”

“Pranzammo a Torre Annunziata con la tavola disposta proprio in riva al mare. Tutti coloro erano felici d'abitare in quei luoghi, alcuni affermavano che senza la vista del mare sarebbe impossibile vivere. A me basta che quell'immagine rimanga nel mio spirito.”

“Das Rauchen macht dumm, es macht unfähig zum Denken und Dichten. Es ist auch nur für Müßiggänger, für Menschen, die Langeweile haben.[...] Aber es liegt auch im Rauchen eine arge Unhöflichkeit, eine impertinente Ungeselligkeit. Die Raucher verpesten die Luft weit und breit und ersticken jeden honetten Menschen, der nicht zu seiner Verteidigung zu rauchen vermag. Wer ist denn imstande, in das Zimmer eines Rauchers zu treten, ohne Übelkeit zu empfinden? Wer kann darin verweilen, ohne umzukommen?”