The greater the stupidity, the greater the clarity. Stupidity is brief and guileless, while wit equivocates and hides. Wit is a scoundrel, while stupidity is honest and sincere.

Schoolboys are a merciless race, individually they are angels, but together, especially in schools, they are often merciless.

Man is a pliable animal, a being who gets accustomed to everything!

Pass us by, and forgive us our happiness

It’s not God that I don’t accept, Alyosha, only I most respectfully return him the ticket.

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.

Times of crisis, of disruption or constructive change, are not only predictable, but desirable. They mean growth. Taking a new step, uttering a new word, is what people fear most.