People are far more sincere and good-humored at speeding their parting guests than on meeting them.

To harbor spiteful feelings against ordinary people for not being heroes is possible only for narrow-minded or embittered man.

The happy man only feels at ease because the unhappy bear their burden in silence. Without this silence, happiness would be impossible.

I've never been in love. I've dreamt of it day and night, but my heart is like a fine piano no one can play because the key is lost.

I think that it would be less difficult to live eternally than to be deprived of sleep throughout life.

Just as I shall lie alone in the grave, so, in essence, do I live alone.

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.