The solemn pledge to abstain from telling the truth was called socialist realism.

Own only what you can always carry with you: know languages, know countries, know people. Let your memory be your travel bag.

The meaning of earthly existence lies not, as we have grown used to thinking, in prospering, but in the development of the soul...

... people don't know what they are striving for. They waste themselves in senseless thrashing around for the sake of a handful of goods and die without realizing their spiritual wealth.

If you wanted to put the world to rights, who should you begin with: yourself or others?

If we look far into the future, one can see a time in the 21st century when both Europe and the USA will be in dire need of Russia as an ally.

There is no point asserting and reasserting what the heart cannot believe.