Drive nature out of the door and it will fly in at the window

Love the animals. God has given them the rudiments of thought and joy untroubled. Don't trouble it, don't harass them, don't deprive them of their happiness, don't work against God's intent.

Man grows used to everything, the scoundrel!

I feel pity for him, and that is a poor sign of love.

The Russian soul is a dark place.

But what can a decent man speak of with most pleasure? Answer: Of himself. Well, so I will talk about myself.

But twice-two-makes-four is for all that a most insupportable thing. Twice-two-makes-four is, in my humble opinion, nothing but a piece of impudence. Twice-two-makes-four is a farcical, dressed-up fellow who stands across your path with arms akimbo and spits at you.