Better to perish from fools than to accept praises from them.

Ah, Caviar! I keep on eating it, but can never get my fill. Like olives. It's a lucky thing it's not salty.

Anna Petrovna: Never talk to women about your own good qualities. Let them find out for themselves.

A writer is not a confectioner, a cosmetic dealer, or an entertainer.

Once a man gets a fixed idea, there's nothing to be done.

It is easy to be a philosopher in academia, but it is very difficult to be a philosopher in life.

I have the feeling that I've seen everything, but failed to notice the elephants.