The vocation of every man and woman is to serve other people.

It's all God's will: you can die in your sleep, and God can spare you in battle.

The most mentally deranged people are certainly those who see in others indications of insanity they do not notice in themselves.

And Levin, a happy father and a man in perfect health, was several times so near suicide that he hid the cord, lest he be tempted to hang himself, and was afraid to go out with his gun, for fear of shooting himself. But Levin did not shoot himself, and did not hang himself; he went on living.

Himmlisch ist's wenn ich bezwungen Meine irdische Begier; Aber doch wenn's nich gelungen Hatt' ich auch recht huebsch Plaisir! Loosely translated: It is heavenly, when I overcome My earthly desires But nevertheless, when I'm not successful, It can also be quite pleasurable.

It's not so much that he can't fall in love, but he has not the weakness necessary.

If you want to be happy, just be.