And the simple people are trash. A herd of sheep that are good for shearing, but sometimes it's more profitable to slaughter them.

The common good and the individual good rarely coincide.

When leaders betray their people and the people don't overthrow them, it's not just the leaders who should be blamed.

You're a big boy, you ought to understand that punctual transport, public order and safe streets, polite people and good medical services are all the achievements of dictatorship.

Nobody can be forced to commit an act of villainy. You can't push anybody into the mud; people always step into it themselves.

Fairy tales lie just as much as statistics do, but sometimes you can find a grain of truth in them.

When there are strange things going on all around, every coincidence should be considered very carefully.

Drinking beer in a children's playground is an old Soviet tradition.

If you have love in you, it's a strength. But if you are in love, it's a weakness.

There is very much in the world that is bad. But usually the attempt to defeat evil engenders more evil. I advise you to do good; that is the only way to win the victory.

Love is happiness, but only when you believe it will last forever. Even though every time it turns out to be a lie, it’s only faith that gives love its strength and its joy.

Hope keeps you alive.

Fear of joy is the darkest of captivities.

Management tries to manage problems

Clotilda: ....don’t take him for granted. No day is promised us with the ones we love....

Gossip is a policeman and a teacher. Without it, there would be chaos and ignorance.

If small things have the power to disturb you, then who you think you are is exactly that: small.

Ignorance is a menace to peace.

Happiness depends more upon the internal frame of a person’s own mind, than on the externals in the world.

Do you wish to grow in grace and be a holy Christian? Then never forget the value of prayer.

Comedians still make fun of Bill's out-of-control appetites, but with Hillary, the mockery is about how she lets nothing be out of control.