If in the first act you have hung a pistol on the wall, then in the following one it should be fired. Otherwise don't put it there.

You will not become a saint through other people's sins.

Dear, sweet, unforgettable childhood! Why does this irrevocable time, forever departed, seem brighter, more festive and richer than it actually was?

The world perishes not from bandits and fires, but from hatred, hostility, and all these petty squabbles.

I've noticed that people who get married cease to be curious.

If an intelligent, educated, and healthy man begins to complain of his lot and go down-hill, there is nothing for him to do but to go on down until he reaches the bottom--there is no hope for him. Where could my salvation come from? How can I save myself? I cannot drink, because it makes my head ache. I never could write bad poetry. I cannot pray for strength and see anything lofty in the languor of my soul. Laziness is laziness and weakness weakness. I can find no other names for them. I am lost, I am lost; there is no doubt of that.

Try to reason about love, and you will lose your reason.