I can see the sun, but even if I cannot see the sun, I know that it exists. And to know that the sun is there - that is living.

One could never judge a man without seeing him close, for oneself.

Sorrow compressed my heart, and I felt I would die, and then... Well, then I woke up.

If you want to be respected by others, the great thing is to respect yourself. Only by that, only by self-respect will you compel others to respect you.

It is always so, when we are unhappy we feel more strongly the unhappiness of others; our feeling is not shattered, but becomes concentrated.

The jealous are the readiest of all to forgive, and all women know it.

Of course I shall go astray often...for who does not make mistakes? But I cannot go far wrong for I have seen the truth.