The laws of life are founded on necessity, its charms on the non-essentials.

I think I could sum up my position on this with therecitation of a brief Russian proverb ‘Doveryai no Proveryai.’ Itmeans trust but verify.

He whotalks incessantly, talks nonsense.

A manneed never revenge himself; the body of his enemy will be brought to his owndoor.

Two man looks out through the same bars: the one sees the mud, the one the stars.

Experience is a hard teacher because SHE gives the test first, the lesson afterwards.

The hardeststep is over the threshold.

Reason is my philosophy, is only a harmony among irrational impulses.

A man may die, nations may rise and fall, but an idea lives Ideas have endurance without death.

If youcould kick the person in the pants responsible for most of your trouble, youwouldn't sit for a month.

Misfortuneis not that which can be avoided, but that which cannot.

Peoplespend a lifetime searching for happiness; looking for peace. They chase idledreams, addictions, religions, even other people, hoping to fill theemptiness that plagues them. The irony is the only place they ever needed tosearch was within.