"It seems, in fact, as though the..." - Quote by Fyodor Dostoevsky

“After all, bluff and real emotion exist so easily side by side.”

“One must first learn to live oneself before one blames others.”

“I've made a terrible confession to you, he concluded gloomily. Do appreciate it, gentlemen. And it's not enough, not enough to appreciate it, you must not just appreciate it, it should also be precious to you, and if not, if this, too, goes past your souls, then it means you really do not respect me, gentlemen. I tell you that, and I will die of shame at having confessed to such men as you.”

“You can't break a bad habit by throwing it out the window. You've got to walk it slowly down the stairs.”

“The teacher's prime concern should be to ingrain into the pupil that assortment of habits that shall be most useful to him throughout life. Education is for behavior, and habits are the stuff of which behavior consists.”

“Modern English, especially written English, is full of bad habits which spread by imitation and which can be avoided if one is willing to take the necessary trouble.”

“Tell him yes. Even if you are dying of fear, even if you are sorry later, because whatever you do, you will be sorry all the rest of your life if you say no.”

“A well-tied tie is the first serious step in life.”

“Hess or no Hess, I'm going to watch the Marx Brothers.”