Reason is the substance of the universe. The design of the world is absolutely rational. — Christian Friedrich Hebbel
It’s incredible how much intelligence is used in this world to prove nonsense. — Christian Friedrich Hebbel
Whoever wants to be a judge of human nature should study people’s excuses. — Christian Friedrich Hebbel
What a vast difference there is between the barbarism that precedes culture — Christian Friedrich Hebbel
With someone who holds nothing but trumps, it is impossible to play cards. — Christian Friedrich Hebbel
If language had been the creation not of poetry but of logic, we should only have one. — Christian Friedrich Hebbel
