He showed the fineness of his nature by being kinder to me after that misunderstanding than before. Nay, the very incident which, by my theory, must in some degree estrange me and him, changed, indeed,...

Display politeness and frankness always both in action and conversation. Don’t keep engaging in useless arguments. It scares your dreams away. Talk sensibly.

Be the best you even when it’s not the best day to be you

In order that all men may be taught to speak truth, it is necessary that all likewise should learn to hear it.

The barber’s assistant asks if I am a Swede. An American? Not that either. A Russian? Well, then, what are you? I love to answer such nationalistically tinted questions with a steely silence, and to...

I’m going to be frank, Max…””Of course. All cards on the table.” But he gave me a poker smile.

The great consolation in life is to say what one thinks.

If you wish to preserve your secret, wrap it up in frankness