Quotes by german authors

People never lie so much as after a hunt, during a war or before an election. Otto von Bismarck

War Lie People Election Before Hunt Never After Much

You can't blame gravity for falling in love. Albert Einstein

Love You Blame Falling Falling In Love Gravity

Success is not the key to happiness. Happiness is the key to success. If you love what you are doing, you will be successful. Albert Schweitzer

Happiness Success Love You Key Will Key To Success Doing Success Is Successful

Thoughts are the shadows of our feelings - always darker, emptier and simpler. Friedrich Nietzsche

Thoughts Feelings Our Darker Shadows Simpler Always

Hope in reality is the worst of all evils because it prolongs the torments of man. Friedrich Nietzsche

Hope Man Reality Worst Evils Prolongs Because

I know not with what weapons World War III will be fought, but World War IV will be fought with sticks and stones. Albert Einstein

War World Will Weapons Know Sticks Stones Fought World War World War III

The production of too many useful things results in too many useless people. Karl Marx

People Too Results Production Useful Useless Many Things

Strive not to be a success, but rather to be of value. Albert Einstein

Success Value Strive Rather

You have your way. I have my way. As for the right way, the correct way, and the only way, it does not exist. Friedrich Nietzsche

You Way Right Way Correct Only Does Exist Your Right

I never think of the future - it comes soon enough. Albert Einstein

Future Think Enough Never Soon

The essence of all beautiful art, all great art, is gratitude. Friedrich Nietzsche

Beautiful Art Great Gratitude Great Art Beautiful Art Essence

Next to the Word of God, the noble art of music is the greatest treasure in the world. Martin Luther

Music Art God World Word Noble Greatest Next Treasure

I think and think for months and years. Ninety-nine times, the conclusion is false. The hundredth time I am right. Albert Einstein

Time Think Months Ninety-Nine Conclusion Am Years False Times Right

God is an unutterable sigh, planted in the depths of the soul. Jean Paul

God Soul Sigh Depths Planted

God writes the Gospel not in the Bible alone, but also on trees, and in the flowers and clouds and stars. Martin Luther

God Alone Bible Clouds Stars Trees Writes Also Gospel Flowers

Prayer is a strong wall and fortress of the church; it is a goodly Christian weapon. Martin Luther

Prayer Strong Church Christian Weapon Goodly Wall Fortress

Human greatness does not lie in wealth or power, but in character and goodness. People are just people, and all people have faults and shortcomings, but all of us are born with a basic goodness. Anne Frank

Character Lie People Wealth Power Goodness Faults All People Born Does Greatness Human Just Shortcomings Us Basic

I live in that solitude which is painful in youth, but delicious in the years of maturity. Albert Einstein

Youth Solitude Maturity Live Delicious Years Which Painful

All things are subject to interpretation whichever interpretation prevails at a given time is a function of power and not truth. Friedrich Nietzsche

Truth Time Power Interpretation All Things Prevails Given Subject Function Things

Imagination is more important than knowledge. Albert Einstein

Wisdom Knowledge Important Imagination More Than

Common sense is the collection of prejudices acquired by age eighteen. Albert Einstein

Funny Age Sense Collection Common Eighteen Acquired Prejudices

When marrying, ask yourself this question: Do you believe that you will be able to converse well with this person into your old age? Everything else in marriage is transitory. Friedrich Nietzsche