When Levin thought what he was and what he was living for, he could find no answer to the questions and was reduced to despair; but when he left off questioning himself about it, it seemed as though he knew both what he was and what he was living for, acting and living resolutely and without hesitation.

No one is satisfied with his position, but every one is satisfied with his wit

All the true heroes of history will be forgotten and all the villains will be remembered as heroes.

She had no need to ask why he had come. She knew as certainly as if he had told her that he was here to be where she was.

Yes, there is something in me hateful, repulsive," thought Ljewin, as he came away from the Schtscherbazkijs', and walked in the direction of his brother's lodgings. "And I don't get on with other people. Pride, they say. No, I have no pride. If I had any pride, I should not have put myself in such a position".

Is it really possible to tell someone else what one feels?

In the best, the friendliest and simplest relations flattery or praise is necessary, just as grease is necessary to keep wheels turning.