Frank Wedekind

Search fearlessly for every sin, for out of sin comes joy.

— Frank Wedekind

I didn't ask to be born, and I don't owe God anything.

— Frank Wedekind

God made man in his own image, and man returned the favour.

— Frank Wedekind

“The fog is clearing; life is a matter of taste.”

— Frank Wedekind

Monuments are for the living, not the dead.

— Frank Wedekind

Virtue looks good but it only suits imposing figures.

— Frank Wedekind

“Wendla: How did you come here? Melchior: I followed my thoughts.”

— Frank Wedekind

The laws of this world are for children.

— Frank Wedekind

“We see God and the devil blaming each other, and cherish the unspeakable belief that both of them are drunk.”

— Frank Wedekind

I was a baby when I came into the world--otherwise I might have been smart enough to become a different person.

— Frank Wedekind

We see God and the devil making fools of each other, and we nurture in ourselves the absolutely unshakable conviction that both…

— Frank Wedekind

“To be frank with you, Melchior, I have almost the same feeling since I read your explanation.——It fell at my feet during…

— Frank Wedekind

“In my opinion it is unwise to judge a young man by his school record. We have too many examples of bad…

— Frank Wedekind

“And, therefore, hold your head high, Herr Stiefel!——Such a crisis as this comes to all of us and will soon be surmounted.…

— Frank Wedekind

“If our esteemed colleague, Zungenschlag, does not find our room ventilated sufficiently, I should like to suggest that our esteemed colleague, Zungenschlag,…

— Frank Wedekind

Kitsch is the contemporary form of the Gothic, Rococo, Baroque.

— Frank Wedekind

Any fool can have bad luck; the art consists in knowing how to exploit it.

— Frank Wedekind