Nothing sharpens the arrow of sarcasm so keenly as the courtesy that polishes it; no reproach is like that we clothe with a smile and present with a bow.

As fathers commonly go, it is seldom a misfortune to be fatherless; and considering the general run of sons, as seldom a misfortune to be childless.

The mere brute pleasure of reading - the sort of pleasure a cow must have in grazing.

If we do not plant knowledge when young, it will give us no shade when we are old.

Never put off till tomorrow what you can do today.

Being pretty on the inside means you don't hit your brother and you eat all your peas - that's what my grandma taught me.

Modesty is the only sure bait when you angle for praise.

Whatever is worth doing at all is worth doing well.

You must look into people, as well as at them.

A man's own good breeding is the best security against other people's ill manners.

Know the true value of time; snatch, seize, and enjoy every moment of it. No idleness, no laziness, no procrastination: never put off till tomorrow what you can do today.

Every living organism is fulfilled when it follows the right path for its own nature.

Don't let the belief that nobody will love you, keep you in a relationship where you aren't getting the love you need.

Men with power had the responsibility to know what was best, and they so rarely did.

I believe in instinct, not reason. When reason is right, nine times out of ten it is impotent, and when it prevails, nine times out of ten it is wrong.

Had I left those images hidden in the emotions, I might have been torn to pieces by them.

I think continuity is a good thing. But change is sometimes good, too.

We're all inseparably part of each other. We all coexist in each other.

The property of the estate owners (pomeshchiks) doesn't belong to any particular detachment, but to the people as a whole. Let the people take what they want.

No theory, no ready-made system, no book that has ever been written will save the world. I cleave to no system. I am a true seeker.

Every Superstate has one iron rule: logic is an enemy and the truth is a menace.