Trust only him who doubts.

To be suspicious is not a fault. To be suspicious all the time without coming to a conclusion is the defect.

To protect myself from the rear, I have to stand slantwise.

The most horrible thing is not a government that stages public executions, but a government that secretly disposes of its victims.

The most important thing... was to change their spirit; and since at that time I felt that literature was the best means to this end, I decided to promote literary movement.

But anyone who thinks themselves genuinely unbiased is bound to be taken in.

Revolution is a bitter thing, mixed with filth and blood, not as lovely or perfect as the poets think. It is eminently down to earth, involving many humble, tiresome tasks, not so romantic as the poets think... . So it is easy for all who have romantic dreams about revolution to become disillusioned on closer acquaintance, when a revolution is actually carried out.