The life of the enemy . Whoever lives for the sake of combating an enemy has an interest in the enemy's staying alive.

The good men of every age are those who go to the roots of the old thoughts and bear fruit with them.

You may have enemies whom you hate, but not enemies whom you despise. You must be proud of your enemy: then the success of your enemy shall be your success too.

One must reach out and try to grasp this astonishing finesse, that the value of lif cannot be estimated.

The maturity of man—that means, to have reacquired the seriousness that one had as a child at play

Es ist oft kein geringes Zeichen von Humanität, einen Andern nicht beurteilen zu wollen und sich zu weigern, über ihn zu denken.