From borrowing one gets poorer and from work one gets richer.

The second half of the twentieth century is a complete flop.

We know what a person thinks not when he tells us what he thinks, but by his actions.

Actually, the true story of a person's life can never be written. It is beyond the power of literature. The full tale of any life would be both utterly boring and utterly unbelievable.

We write not only for children but also for their parents. They, too, are serious children.

Slaughter and justice cannot dwell together.

If you keep on saying things are going to be bad, you have a good chance of being a prophet... [at least for your own situation. Blind optimism is just as foolish. The solution is a rigorously balanced, rational outlook.]