It's the great mystery of human life that old grief passes gradually into quiet tender joy.

Man is unhappy because he doesn't know he's happy. If anyone finds out he'll become happy at once.

Lack of originality, everywhere, all over the world, from time immemorial, has always been considered the foremost quality and the recommendation of the active, efficient and practical man.

No, I can't admit it. Brother,' said Alyosha suddenly, with flashing eyes, 'you said just now, is there a being in the whole world who would have the right to forgive and could firgive? But there is a Being and He can forgive everything, all and for all, because He gave His innocent blood for all and everything. You have forgotten Him, and on Him is built the edifice, and it is to Him they cry aloud, "Thou art just, O Lord, for Thy ways are revealed!

Power is given only to those who dare to lower themselves and pick it up. Only one thing matters, one thing; to be able to dare!

You are told a lot about your education, but some beautiful, sacred memory, preserved since childhood, is perhaps the best education of all. If a man carries many such memories into life with him, he is saved for the rest of his days. And even if only one good memory is left in our hearts, it may also be the instrument of our salvation one day.

Man, so long as he remains free, has no more constant and agonizing anxiety than find as quickly as possible someone to worship.