Berthold Auerbach

Judaism lives not in an abstract creed, but in its institutions.

Of all afflictions, the worst is self-contempt.

Discontent is the source of all trouble but also of all progress in individuals and nations.

Of all afflictions the worst is self contempt.

The little dissatisfaction which every artist feels at the completion of a work forms the germ of a new work.

No mortal eye has ever fully seen a flash of lightning, for no matter how firmly we look, our eyes are sure to be dazzled.

Music washes away from the soul the dust of everyday life.

To acquire money requires valor, to keep money requires prudence, and to spend money well is an art.