Silence is terrible and painful only to those who have said all and have nothing more to speak of; but to those who never had anything to say— to them silence is simple and easy.

You can't do without philosophy, since everything has its hidden meaning which we must know.

What can you do by killing? Nothing. You kill one dog, the master buys another-that's all there is to it.

All human beings have gray little souls-and they all want to rouge them up.

Jail doesn't teach anyone to do good, nor Siberia, but a man-yes! A man can teach another man to do good-believe me!

In the carriages of the past, you can't go anywhere.

With his own money a person can live as he likes-a ruble that's your own is dearer than a brother.