It is much more worthwhile to implement only one bright idea than collecting a thousand of them.

Understanding how little we know is crucial to gaining knowledge.

The older the friendship, the stronger the trust.

Superficial people consider themselves capable of doing everything. The question, however, is who is willing to hire them?

There will come a time when people will realize the greatest mysteries of the universe: will a human then meet anything other than himself?

In the frame of a known phenomenon of life, a human could be defined as the only proven thinking creature.

Do not look for company at all costs, and especially do not allow loneliness to lead you to fickle love or false friendship.

Acquiring knowledge through the centuries has influenced human society more than all other factors.

The development of civilization was marked by constant changes. This will continue – therefore, the future will belong to people ready for change.

Only a person who is motivated in the inner depths of his being will help without hesitation and with no obligation for the one helped.

Be patient in life, knowing that there is a real possibility that the desired outcome could happen without your direct involvement.

The pain we feel in separation is the price we pay for love.

Pleasure, like the sparrow, never sits on any one branch too long.

We shall have thousands of Shatovs to deal with

Looking from the window at the fantastic light and colour of my glittering fairy-world of fact that holds no tenderness, no quietude, I long suddenly for peace, for understanding.

What use is it for me to force my nature? / For my nature shall always remain / What it is and conquer what belongs to it, / However men may narrow its path.

Successful gardening is doing what has to be done when it has to be done the way it ought to be done whether you want to do it or not.

Whether fighting or spitting, my discipline is unforgiving!

All that we are and all that we've ever felt, words have felt it first.

God is either your worst enemy or your best friend.

I'm always out looking for weird, beautiful things.