At one time,' Golenishchev continued, either not observing or not willing to observe that both Anna and Vronsky wanted to speak, 'at one time a freethinker was a man who had been brought up in the conception of religion, law, and morality, who reached freethought only after conflict and difficulty. But now a new type of born freethinkers has appeared, who grow up without so much as hearing that there used to be laws of morality, or religion, that authorities existed. They grow up in ideas of negation in everything - in other words, utter savages.

Love is God, and to die means that I, a particle of love, shall return to the general and eternal source.

If you're not enjoying your work, you should either change your attitude, or change your job.

We are all created to be miserable, and that we all know it, and all invent means of deceiving each other. And when one sees the truth, what is one to do?

Each person's task in life is to become an increasingly better person.

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

He liked to fish; he seemed to take pride in being able to like such a stupid occupation.