When a woman gets married it is like jumping into a hole in the ice in the middle of winter: you do it once and you remember it the rest of your days.

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

All of us are pilgrims on this earth. I've even heard people say that the earth itself is a pilgrim in the heavens.

The most beautiful words in the English language are 'not guilty'.

Many contemporary authors drink more than they write.

Anger is like ice, and also quick to melt

An honest man is all right even if he's an idiot...but a crook must have brains.