A monkey was carrying two handfuls of peas. One little pea dropped out. He tried to pick it up, and split twenty. He tried to pick up the twenty, and split them all. Then he lost his temper, scattered the peas in all directions and ran away

Between the murder of an animal and the murder of a man, there's no more than ONE step!

In Varenka, she realized that one has but to forget oneself and love others, and one will be calm, happy, and noble.

How can one be well...when one suffers morally?

excuse me' he added, taking the opera glasses out of her hands and looking over her bare shoulder at the row of boxes opposite, 'i'm afraid i'm becoming ridiculous

Woman is generally so bad that the difference between a good and a bad woman scarcely exists.

Be bad, but at least don't be a liar, a deceiver!