truth, like gold, is to be obtained not by its growth, but b... - Leo Tolstoy

"Happiness consists in always aspiring perfection, the pause in any level in perfection is the pause of happiness"

"True life is lived when tiny changes occur."

"Whatever we may say about the soul going to the sky... we know there is no sky but only an atmosphere."

"I wanted movement and not a calm course of existence. I wanted excitement and danger and the chance to sacrifice myself for my love."

"People of limited intelligence are fond of talking about "these days,"imagining that they have discovered and appraised the peculiarities of "these days"and that human nature changes with the times."