I love men, not because they are men, but because they are not women

Every man is his own worst enemy

It is a far greater happiness to obey no one than to rule the whole world.

God has neither form nor shape under which we can know Him; when he speaks of Himself in metaphors and similes, He is adapting Himself to our foolishness, our limited capacity.

There is a star above us which unites souls of the first order, though worlds and ages separate them.

Dignity is like a perfume; those who use it are scarcely conscious of it.

Ignorance is not innocence.

We grow old more through indolence, than through age.

As you know, no one over thirty years of age is afraid of tittle-tattle. I myself find it much less difficult to strangle a man than to fear him.

It is quite as ignominious to allow oneself to be deceived as to deceive.

I was born, have lived, and will die free.

A poet's autobiography is his poetry. Anything else is just a footnote.

Curiosity is the origin of knowledge. Experience is the origin of wisdom.

There is no better teacher than adversity

Sometimes we just need a firm kick in the pants. An unsmiling expectation that if we mean all these wonderful things we talk about and sing about, then let’s see something to prove it.

It's necessary to respect all other ways and other teachings on the subject because even though they may not make a lot of sense to us, they might to someone else. Who are we to say?

Words are a form of action, capable of influencing change.

It’s like your batteries get low, and you need to charge them on someone else’s story.

Whatever field of human activity one may take, only those trends that are in harmony with the needs of society show rapid progress.

What do they not see, who see Him Who sees all things?

Education must assume full responsibility to enter the moral and spiritual lives of pupils.