Russians alone are able to combine so many opposites in themselves at one and the same time.

“Above all, do not lie to yourself. A man who lies to himself and listens to his…”

“Every decent man of our age must be a coward and a slave. That is his normal co…”

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

“I know about an actual murder over a watch, it's in all the newspapers now. If …”