In Russia, we have a long tradition of compassion for people who have been put into labor camps or prison.
Le geai pare des plumes du paon. A bluejay in peacock feathers.
A person often meets his destiny on the road he took to avoid it.
Patience and time do more than strength or passion.
All the brains in the world are powerless against the sort of stupidity that is in fashion.
Nothing is more dangerous than a friend without discretion; even a prudent enemy is preferable.
Man is so made that when anything fires his soul, impossibilities vanish.
If you seek eternity and light and luminosity, seek humility first. . . first things first.
37 seconds, well used, is a lifetime.
Instead of the metaphor of scales in balance, I prefer the idea of a jazz quartet: you're trying to make music that feels and sounds good, and sometimes you only hear the trumpet or just the bass and piano. Sometimes all four are playing at the same time, but perhaps at different volume.
I am at the Olympics, I forgot to tie my suit, how is this gonna happen?