Whoever despises himself nonetheless respects himself as one who despises.

Whoever does not have a good father should procure one.

Whoever has provoked men to rage against him has always gained a party in his favor, too.

Whoever has witnessed another's ideal becomes his inexorable judge and as it were his evil conscience.

There are horrible people who, instead of solving a problem, tangle it up and make it harder to solve for anyone who wants to deal with it. Whoever does not know how to hit the nail on the head should be asked not to hit it at all.

Whoever feels predestined to see and not to believe will find all believers too noisy and pushy: he guards against them.