[Unser Leben] ist unüberwindlich verworren nur dann, wen man an sich denkt; aber in dem Augenblick, wo man nicht an sich denkt, sondern sich fragt, wie man einem anderen helfen könne, ist es sehr einfach.
I have believed the best of every man, and find that to believe it is enough to make a bad man show him at his best or even a good man swing his lantern higher.
A little man often cast a long shadow.
A learned man without work is a cloud without rain.
Let the man who has suffered ask it -- not the man who has travelled.
The joy of a poor man does not last long.
Every man assumes the colors of his surroundings.
The wise man and the tortoise travel but never leave their home.
Riches serve a wise man but command a fool.
A happy man does not hear the clock strike.
Every man is the guardian of his own honor.
Every man is the king of his own beard.
If there is a rich man in the area three villages are ruined.
Every man is a prince in his own bed.
Under capitalism man exploits man; under socialism the reverse is true.
If a poor man finds a penny, it is probably a false one.
To know that candles are expensive is of no value to the blind man.
Let every man mind his own business.
Better be an old man's darling than a young man's slave.
Every man is his own worst enemy.
