Life is full of troubles and vexations, that one must either rise above it by means of corrected thoughts, or leave it.

All truth passes through three stages. First, it is ridiculed. Second, it is violently opposed. Third, it is accepted as being self-evident.

It is difficult to find happiness within oneself, but it is impossible to find it anywhere else.

The majority of men... are not capable of thinking, but only of believing, and... are not accessible to reason, but only to authority.

Talent hits a target no one else can hit; Genius hits a target no one else can see.

A man can be himself only so long as he is alone; and if he does not love solitude, he will not love freedom; for it is only when he is alone that he is really free.

Man is the only animal who causes pain to others with no other object than wanting to do so.

Genius and madness have something in common: both live in a world that is different from that which exists for everyone else.

A pessimist is an optimist in full possession of the facts.

Religions are like fireflies. They require darkness in order to shine.

Nature shows that with the growth of intelligence comes increased capacity for pain, and it is only with the highest degree of intelligence that suffering reaches its supreme point.

This wasn't a person, Zuzana thought, this was greed wearing skin.

Virtue is an angel but she is a blind one and must ask of Knowledge to show her the pathway that leads to her goal.

She likes you, she just doesn't understand you.

This time it will be a long one.

That's one way to overcome criticism: tank so hard that failing becomes glorious and meaningless.

You win by working hard, making tough decisions and building coalitions.

The moment we set off in search of love, it sets off in search of us. And saves us.

The eyes get in the way of the mind.

No writer or speaker who ignores the roots of Latin derivatives is secure from egregious error.

Mixtapes, it's for everyone and you throw them in the trash quickly. While an album is an object that only your real fans take the trouble to buy and know you have prepared something special.