This question of yours, Sir, about my being a house painter — or rather, not a question, you simply made a statement — is typical of the whole character of this trial that is being foisted on me. You may object that it is not a trial at all; you are quite right, for it is only a trial if I recognize it as such. But for the moment I do recognize it, on grounds of compassion, as it were. One can't regard it except with compassion, if one is to regard it at all. I do not say that your procedure is contemptible, but I should like to present that epithet to you for your private consumption. The Trial

First principle: one must need strength, otherwise one will never have it. Twilight of the Idols

The more thou stir it, the worse it will be. Don Quixote

Remember that wherever your heart is, there you will find your treasure. The Alchemist