The wealthy man is not he who has money, but he who has the means to live in the luxurious state of early spring.

Without a knowledge of languages you feel as if you don't have a passport.

A man and a woman marry because both of them do not know what to do with themselves.

Cross out as many adjectives and adverbs as you can. ... It is comprehensible when I write: "The man sat on the grass," because it is clear and does not detain one's attention. On the other hand, it is difficult to figure out and hard on the brain if I write: "The tall, narrow-chested man of medium height and with a red beard sat down on the green grass that had already been trampled down by the pedestrians, sat down silently, looking around timidly and fearfully." The brain can't grasp all that at once, and art must be grasped at once, instantaneously.

There should be more sincerity and heart in human relations, more silence and simplicity in our interactions. Be rude when you're angry, laugh when something is funny, and answer when you're asked.

What's the use of talking? You can see for yourself that this is a barbarous country; the people have no morals; and the boredom!

Calculating selfishness is the annihilation of self.