The more cultured a man, the less fortunate he is.

It's easier to ask for money from the poor than from the wealthy.

The secret of boring people lies in telling them everything.

You must trust and believe in people or life becomes impossible.

Better a debauched canary than a pious wolf.

The snow has not yet left the earth but spring is already asking to enter your heart.

Life is given only once, and one wants to live it boldly, with full conscious and beauty.

If you want to work on your art, work on your life.

All saints have past and all sinners have a future.

Only entropy comes easy.

People don't notice whether it's winter or summer when they're happy.

The illusion which exalts us is dearer to us than ten thousand truths.

What a fine weather today! Can’t choose whether to drink tea or to hang myself.

You will not become a saint through other people's sins.

The task of a writer is not to solve the problem but to state the problem correctly.

Don't tell me the moon is shining; show me the glint of light on broken glass.

There is nothing more awful, insulting, and depressing than banality.

Knowledge is of no value unless you put it into practice.

No man can discover his own talents.