No one's fate is of any interest to you except your own.

Cowardice is the most terrible of vices.

Everything will turn out right, the world is built on that.

You should never ask anyone for anything. Never- and especially from those who are more powerful than yourself.

Yes, man is mortal, but that would be only half the trouble. The worst of it is that he's sometimes unexpectedly mortal—there's the trick!

The tongue may hide the truth but the eyes—never!

But what can be done, the one who loves must share the fate of the one he loves.

I don't have any special talents, just an ordinary desire to live like a human being.

Why do smart people exist, if not to figure out convoluted problems?

Annushka has already bought the sunflower oil, and has not only bought it, but has already spilled it.

You spoke your words as though you denied the very existence of the shadows or of evil. Think, now: where would your good be if there were no evil and what would the world look like without shadow?

Nothing is part of everything.

i am so crammedfull of fearsthat if you were to touch me i might eitherfly or break.

I want to build a positive image that will last my career.

Women feel safe with me as well they should, because not only am I morally objected at going too far, but physically I cannot do it.

Our greatest concern is moving away from Christ as Lord.

Why should be fruit be held inferior to the flower?

Out in the lonely woods the jasmine burns Its fragrant lamps, and turns Into a royal court with green festoons The banks of dark lagoons.

Judges can receive gifts as long as they report them.

When you see reference to a new paradigm you should always, under all circumstances, take cover.

You cannot build performance on weaknesses. You can build only on strengths.