We do not discuss the members of our family to their faces.
As regards plots I find real life no help at all. Real life seems to have no plots.
Dear, dear, the miniature world of the family! All the emotions of mankind seem to find a place in it.
To young people the future is still long.
It is no good to think that other people are out to serve our interests.
I never know why self-sacrifice is noble. Why is it better to sacrifice oneself than someone else?