This is where the strength of the physician lies, be he a quack, a homeopath or an allopath. He supplies the perennial demand for comfort, the craving for sympathy that every human sufferer feels.

And the cause of everything is that which we call God.

This history of culture will explain to us the motives, the conditions of life, and the thought of the writer or reformer.

And you know, there's less charm in life when you think about death--but it's more peaceful.

Talent is the capacity to direct concentrated attention upon the subject: "the gift of seeing what others have not seen.

Stepan Arkadyevitch had not chosen his political opinions or his views; these political opinions and views had come to him of themselves, just as he did not choose the shapes of his hat and coat, but simply took those that were being worn.

An arrogant person considers himself perfect. This is the chief harm of arrogance. It interferes with a person's main task in life—becoming a better person.