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Faust: "What you don't know is just what you want; what you know is what you can't use."
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Although you may tell lies, people will believe you, if only you speak with authority.
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As I shall lie in the grave alone, so in fact I live alone.
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A German: "Lord have mercy on us, grieshniki."[1]
[Footnote 1: Grieshniki means "sinners," but sounds like grietchnieviki which means "buckwheat cakes.">[
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