Everybody thinks himself so well supplied with common sense that even those most difficult to please. . . never desire more of it than they already have.

We do not describe the world we see, we see the world we can describe.

Whenever anyone has offended me, I try to raise my soul so high that the offense cannot reach it.

De omnibus dubitandum

Divide each difficulty into as many parts as is feasible and necessary to resolve it.

Conquer yourself rather than the world.

The reading of all good books is like a conversation with the finest minds of past centuries.

The chief cause of human errors is to be found in the prejudices picked up in childhood.

Doubt is the origin of wisdom

The only thing we have power over in the universe is our own thoughts.

How can you be certain that your whole life is not a dream?

The difficulties which I meet with in order to realize my existence are precisely what awaken and mobilize my activities my capacities.

No Georgian has the right to evade or neglect his duties and responsibilities.

Science has taught us that what we see and touch is not what is really there.

Those who help the poor the most also hurt them the most.

The best thing about endings is knowing that just ahead is the daunting task to start over.

I do endless chopping and preparing things. I really find that relaxing. I do a lot of thinking as I am chopping and cooking.

Mere opinions, in fact, were as likely to govern people's actions as hard evidence, and were subject to sudden reversals as hard evidence could never be.

I much prefer to watch actors and writers create "humanizing" moments for characters. In a drama, "humanizing" is far more impactful and powerful than "redeeming."

A play's got to be a dramatic event, not a lyrical event. It's not music, it's not poetry, it's not dance, it's not narrative - it's dramaticit's about conflict. It's about forces coming together.

First rule of writing: When still a child, make sure you read a lot of books. Spend more time doing this than anything else.