To go wrong in one's own way is better than to go right in s... - Fyodor Dostoyevsky, Crime and Punishment

"Intelligence alone is not nearly enough when it comes to acting wisely."

"He was one of the numerous and varied legion of dullards, of half-animated abortions, conceited, half-educated coxcombs, who attach themselves to the idea most in fashion only to vulgarize it and who caricature every cause they serve, however sincerely."

"Pain and suffering are always inevitable for a large intelligence and a deep heart. The really great men must, I think, have great sadness on earth."

"Life had stepped into the place of theory and something quite different would work itself out in his mind."

"The fear of appearances is the first symptom of impotence."