Even a bad man is better than a good book.

There is no one on earth more disgusting and repulsive than he who gives alms. Even as there is no one so miserable as he who accepts them.

Happiness always looks small while you hold it in your hands, but let it go, and you learn at once how big and precious it is.

What I'd like is to meet a man I could take off my hat to and say: "Thank you for having got born, and the longer you live the better.

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

When the life is monotonous , even grief is a welcome event.

When one loves somebody, everything is clear - where to go, what to do - it all takes care of itself and one doesn't have to ask anybody about anything.