Let us first fulfill Christ's injunction ourselves and only then venture to expect it of our children. Otherwise we are not fathers, but enemies of our children, and they are not our children, but our enemies, and we have made them our enemies ourselves.

I cannot understand why the world is arranged as it is.

I have no self-respect. But can a man of acute sensibility respect himself at all?

What is most vile and despicable about money is that it even confers talent. And it will do so until the end of the world.

Power is given only to him who dares to stoop and take it ... one must have the courage to dare.

Pass us by, and forgive us our happiness

Catch several hares and you won't catch one.