“Whatever our fate is or may be, we have made it and do not complain of it.”

In the name of God, stop a moment, cease your work, look around you.

I always loved you, and if one loves anyone, one loves the whole person, just as they are and not as one would like them to be.

All the diversity, all the charm, and all the beauty of life are made up of light and shade.

The two most powerful warriors are patience and time.

One must be cunning and wicked in this world.

Everything I know, I know because of love.

Man cannot possess anything as long as he fears death. But to him who does not fear it, everything belongs. If there was no suffering, man would not know his limits, would not know himself.

Let us forgive each other – only then will we live in peace.

What a strange illusion it is to suppose that beauty is goodness.

Everyone thinks of changing the world, but no one thinks of changing himself.

If you’re not enjoying your work, you should either change your attitude, or change your job.

If we admit that human life can be ruled by reason, then all possibility of life is destroyed.

God is the same everywhere.

You can love a person dear to you with a human love, but an enemy can only be loved with divine love.

The best stories don’t come from “good vs. bad” but “good vs. good.

All happy families are alike; each unhappy family is unhappy in its own way.