As soon as man applies his intelligence to any object at all, he unfailingly destroys the object.

People involve themselves in countless activities which they consider to be important, but they forget about one activity which is more important and necessary than any other, and which includes all other things: the improvement of their soul

A leader is the wave pushed ahead by the ship.

The epitaph that I would write for history would say: I conceal nothing. It is not enough not to lie. One should strive not to lie in a negative sense by remaining silent.

Her maternal instinct told her Natasha had too much of something, and because of this she would not be happy

Every unhappy family is unhappy in its own way.

Beautiful as seemed mama's face, it became more lovely when she smiled and seemed to enliven everything about her.