"Trust in God and keep your powder dry."

"The less people know about how sausages and laws are made, the better they'll sleep at night."

"Faust complained about having two souls in his breast, but I harbor a whole crowd of them and they quarrel. It is like being in a republic."

"Kissing the hand of the Pope is not a sin, but to let him kiss your hand is a sin."

"I am more afraid of the German professors than of the French army."