German Wisdom Quotes

“A man's ethical behavior should be based effectually on sympathy, education, and social ties and needs. No religious basis is necessary. Man would indeed be pitiful if he had to be restrained by fear of punishment and hope of reward after death." -Albert Einstein”
― Diana Mauer, German Wisdom: Funny, Inspirational and Thought-Provoking Quotes by Famous Germans

“Arnold Schwarzenegger had muscles in places where other men don't even have places." -Claus Kleber  ”
― Diana Mauer, German Wisdom: Funny, Inspirational and Thought-Provoking Quotes by Famous Germans

“A Bavarian is mixture between an Austrian and a human being." -Otto von Bismarck  ”
― Diana Mauer, German Wisdom: Funny, Inspirational and Thought-Provoking Quotes by Famous Germans

“Worries don't drown in alcohol. They can swim." -Heinz Rühmann”
― Oliver Gaspirtz, German Wisdom: Funny, Inspirational and Thought-Provoking Quotes by Famous Germans

“Media censorship is a prohibition of words and pictures. The war on drugs is a complete failure, and so is the American war on words. When you forbid a word, you give it power. Self-proclaimed rebels will use words like shit or fuck, simply to shock and sound cool." -Oliver Markus  ”
― Diana Mauer, German Wisdom: Funny, Inspirational and Thought-Provoking Quotes by Famous Germans

“If I read a book that impresses me, I have to pull myself together before I mingle with other people. Otherwise they would think my mind is rather weird." -Anne Frank  ”
― Diana Mauer, German Wisdom: Funny, Inspirational and Thought-Provoking Quotes by Famous Germans

“German is a much more precise language than English. Americans throw the word love around for everything: I love my wife! I love all my friends! I love rock music! I love the rain! I love comic books! I love peanut butter! The word you use to describe your feelings for your wife should not be the same word you use to describe your feelings for peanut butter. In German, there are a dozen different words that describe varying degrees of liking something a lot. Germans almost never use the word love, unless they mean a deep romantic love. I have never told my parents I love them, because it would sound melodramatic, inappropriate, and almost incestuous. In German, you tell your mother that you hold her very dear, not that you are in love with her." -Oliver Markus  ”
― Diana Mauer, German Wisdom: Funny, Inspirational and Thought-Provoking Quotes by Famous Germans

“My biggest fear is that Germans will suddenly be relaxed and in a good mood. We need our unfriendliness. We need our bad moods. We need the tantrums when someone takes our parking spot. It's the foundation of our world-famous literature." -Harald Schmidt  ”
― Diana Mauer, German Wisdom: Funny, Inspirational and Thought-Provoking Quotes by Famous Germans

“You must have chaos within you to give birth to a dancing star." -Friedrich Nietzsche  ”
― Diana Mauer, German Wisdom: Funny, Inspirational and Thought-Provoking Quotes by Famous Germans