The art of acting presupposes three phases: understanding a part, intuiting a part, and contemplating the essence of a part.

The state has no religion for the simple reason that it has each and everyone.

Gratitude is a fickle thing, indeed. A person taking aim presses the weapon to his chest and cheek, but when he hits, he discardsit with indifference.

The real genres: good and bad.

A woman's passion is not the measure of a man's love.

Uneducated people are unfortunate in that they do grasp complex issues, educated people, on the other hand, often do not understand simplicity, which is a far greater misfortune.

A pious woman's neighbor, a philanthropist's child, a liberal's servant--these three have a hard life.