The next war... may well bury Western civilization forever.

If someone asked you, why not help him out?

For us in Russia, communism is a dead dog, while, for many people in the West, it is still a living lion.

Happiness doesn't depend on the actual number of blessings we manage to scratch from life, only our attitude towards them.

To preserve his life, should a man pay everything that gives it color, scent and excitement?

When I was young, the early death of my father cast a shadow over me - and I was afraid to die before all my literary plans came true. But between 30 and 40 years of age my attitude to death became quite calm and balanced. I feel it is a natural, but no means the final, milestone of one's existence.

It's an universal law-- intolerance is the first sign of an inadequate education. An ill-educated person behaves with arrogant impatience, whereas truly profound education breeds humility.