German philosopher
There is always some madness in love. But there is also always some reason in madness.
We love life, not because we are used to living but because we are used to loving.
A pair of powerful spectacles has sometimes sufficed to cure a person in love.
Not necessity, not desire - no, the love of power is the demon of men. Let them have everything - health, food, a place to live, entertainment - they are and remain unhappy and low-spirited: for the demon waits and waits and will be satisfied.
Does wisdom perhaps appear on the earth as a raven which is inspired by the smell of carrion?
There is more wisdom in your body than in your deepest philosophy.
The man of knowledge must be able not only to love his enemies but also to hate his friends.
You say it is the good cause that hallows even war? I say unto you: it is the good war that hallows any cause.
The best weapon against an enemy is another enemy.
War has always been the grand sagacity of every spirit which has grown too inward and too profound; its curative power lies even in the wounds one receives.