Wir leben alle unter dem gleichen Himmel, aber wir haben nicht alle den gleichen Horizont.” “We all live under the same sky, but we don’t have the same horizon.
First make yourself unpopular, then you will be taken seriously.
God designed the stomach to eject what is bad for it, but not the human brain.
As soon as you are complicated, you are ineffectual.
Experiences are the seeds out of which wisdom grows.
I do not ask to be young again; all I want is to go on getting older.
A thick hide is a gift from God.
The good Lord set definite limits on man’s wisdom, but set no limits on his stupidity.
To look back into the past only makes sense if it serves the future.
The rare case where the conquered is very satisfied with the conqueror.
You have to take people as they are because there are no others.
The attack on Dresden, which was overflowing with refugees, on February 13th 1945 caused around 250,000 dead.
All human organs eventually tire, only the tongue doesn’t.
The Good Lord hasn’t done this well: He placed limits on everything, except on stupidity.
Kennedy cooked the soup that Johnson had to eat.
Only the stupidest calves choose their own butcher.
There are things about which I don’t even talk to myself.
What do I care about my chitchat from yesterday?
I reserve the right to be smarter today than I was yesterday.
Wir leben alle unter dem gleichen Himmel, aber wir haben nicht alle den gleichen Horizont.