Ernst Theodor Amadeus Hoffmann. Little cahes, nicknamed zinnober (№ 424859)

I argued that without the permission of the prince there can be neither thunder nor lightning, and that if we have good weather and an excellent harvest, then we owe this solely to the exorbitant labors of the prince and noble gentlemen - his entourage, who very wisely consult about this in their chambers, while the common people plow the land and sow.