Famous catchphrases from the comedy "Woe from Wit" by A.S. Griboedova. Aphorisms from Woe from Wit

“Woe from Wit” by Alexander Griboedov is the most unique work in terms of quantity catch phrases. Many began to live separately. People who use them in speech often have no idea that they are quoting classic lines of literature.

Idioms from the comedy “Woe from Wit” you can often hear in a speech the meaning in which they were pronounced by the hero of the text. What has changed over the eras?

Most quoted expressions

« Happy Hours don't watch". The phrase is uttered by Sofya Pavlovna, explaining to the maid how quickly the nights pass next to her beloved. The expression has not changed its interpretation. It characterizes the state of people who are passionate about each other. For them, time fades into the background, leaving room only for feelings. Lovers are overwhelmed with delight from communication, meetings and positive emotions. They cannot and do not want to keep track of time.

“The mind and heart are not in harmony”. Chatsky pronounces the phrase. He explains his condition with her. The heart of a lover does not hear the mind. A person is not able to analyze what is happening around him, does not notice deception and deceitful actions. Blinded by feelings, he does not hear the truth in speech. Misleads himself, which subsequently becomes fatal mistake. IN modern life the expression finds its place not only in emotional sphere, describing feelings of mutual affection. The mind does not help those blinded by their luck in business or gambling.

"The hero is not my novel". Sofya Pavlovna used the phrase to explain that one of the suitors for her hand could not be her lover. Today, the expression makes it possible to remove from the gentlemen those who cannot become a groom by individual choice and preferences of either gender.

“I’d be glad to serve, but it’s sickening to be served”. In Chatsky’s speech, the word serve has a direct meaning. IN modern world the expression is much more widely used. Serving becomes synonymous with working. Many people want to find a profession in which they do not have to follow the instructions of the upper levels of government in order to advance through the ranks. career ladder. Most people want their knowledge, skills and experience to be appreciated.

“Day after day, today is like yesterday”. This is how Alexey Molchalin describes his life. This is how contemporaries characterize life if they leave it interesting events, there remains one routine that is repeated every day. A state of hopelessness is heard behind the words, melancholy and despondency. I want to get out of this state as quickly as possible.

“Pass us beyond all sorrows. AND lordly anger, And lordly love» . The phrase is put into the mouth of the maid Lisa. The girl understands the danger of both love and disfavor. I want to avoid unnecessary care, anger and hostility. Any feeling on the part of those in power, superiors and managers often ends negatively for the employee. That is why I want bright manifestations on their part to be bypassed.

“Whoever is destined, sir, cannot escape fate”. Wise words says Lisa. Faith in destiny and fate did not disappear among contemporaries. An event that happens in life, often negative, impossible to explain, is reduced to the manifestation of forces from above. Fate is responsible for everything.

“Whoever is poor is not a match for you”. Sofia's father's speech clearly delineated his daughter's ability to choose her future husband. It would seem that the age of division between rich and poor has passed. But in fact, the status situation not only remains, but is considered one of the main reasons for divorces and failed marriages. The expression continues to live, expanding its meaning. Any social position that separates lovers can be explained by a popular expression.

“Who are the judges?”. Chatsky’s words still ring today. Condemning people who do not have the right to do so occurs so often that the expression is considered one of the most popular. The word judge is not used in its literal meaning; it characterizes any person trying to present his opinion, often erroneous, as a standard.

All expressions by character

Quotes from Chatsky:

I'm strange, but who isn't? The one who is like all fools.

It's barely light on my feet! and I am at your feet.

Tell me to go into the fire: I’ll go as if for dinner.

Quotes from Sophia:

And grief awaits around the corner.

Happy hours are not observed.

You can share laughter with everyone.

I don’t care what goes into the water.

Just think how capricious happiness is!

Will such a mind make a family happy?

The hero is not my novel.

Quick questions and a curious look...

What do I need rumors? Whoever wants to, judges it that way.

I walked into the room and ended up in another.

Quotes from Molchanin:

Oh! Evil tongues are worse than a pistol.

There is a mirror on the outside and a mirror on the inside.

Everyone has their own talent.

There are contradictions, and many things are inappropriate.

We find protection where we do not seek it.

Day after day, today is like yesterday.

Reptilian Quotes:

Let's make noise, brother, make noise!

About Beiron, well, about important mothers.

Now is not the place to explain and there is no time.

He rejected everything: laws! conscience! faith!

And I have an attraction to you, a kind of illness.

Quotes from Lizanka:

Sin is not a problem, rumor is not good.

Your conversation went on overnight.

And a golden bag, and aims to become a general.

And they hear, they don’t want to understand.

Those who are destined, sir, cannot escape fate.

Pass us away beyond all sorrows. And lordly anger, and lordly love.

Do these faces suit you?

And whoever is in love is ready for anything.

She is for him, and he is for me, And I... I am the only one who is crushing love to death, And how can one not fall in love with the bartender Petrusha!

For girls, morning sleep is so thin.

Quotes from Anfisa Khlestova:

Calendars all lie.

I drank tea beyond my years.

There are wonderful adventures in the world! In his summer he jumped off crazy!

No! three hundred! I don’t know other people’s estates!

Quotes from Platon Mikhailovich:

They scold us. Everywhere, and everywhere they accept.

I will tell you the truth about you, which is worse than any lie.

Catchphrases and aphorisms from the comedy “Woe from Wit,” describing the life of landowners and their servants during serfdom, find their place in the modern world. Moreover, in most cases, the meaning of catchphrases has become broader.

Act one

Don't sleep until you roll out of your chair./Lisa/

And reading is of little use:
She can't sleep French books,
And the Russians make it hard for me to sleep./Famusov/

Pass us away more than all sorrows
And lordly anger, and lordly love. / Lisa/

Happy hours are not observed./ Sofia /

Friend. Is it possible for a walk?
Should I choose a nook further away?/Famusov/

No other sample is needed
When your father's example is in your eyes. /Famusov/

He lives in the house here, what a great misfortune!
I walked into the room and ended up in another./ Sofia /

Signed, off your shoulders. /Famusov/

Sin is not a problem, rumor is not good. /Lisa/

And a golden bag, and aims to become a general.

He never said a smart word,
I don’t care what goes into the water./Sofia/

It's barely light on my feet! and I am at your feet. /Chatsky/

Sofia
Persecution of Moscow. What does it mean to see the light!
Where is it better?
Chatsky
Where we are not.

And the smoke of the Fatherland is sweet and pleasant to us! /Chatsky/

A confusion of languages still prevails:
French with Nizhny Novgorod? /Chatsky/

However, he will reach the known degrees,
After all, nowadays they love the dumb. /Chatsky/

Not a man, a snake!
I want to ask you:
Have you ever laughed? or sad?
A mistake? did they say good things about anyone?
At least not now, but in childhood, maybe. /Sofia/

Tell me to go into the fire: I’ll go as if for dinner. /Chatsky/
Yes, okay - will you burn, if not? /Sofia/

I haven’t written two words for three years!
And it suddenly burst out as if from the clouds./Famusov/

I wanted to travel around the whole world,
And he didn’t travel a hundredth part. /Chatsky/

What a commission, Creator,
To be a father to an adult daughter!/Famusov/

Anyone who is poor is not a match for you./Famusov/

Act two

Read differently than a sexton
And with feeling, with sense, with arrangement. /Famusov/

It wouldn't hurt to ask me
After all, I am somewhat akin to her;
At least from time immemorial
No wonder they called /Famusov/

I would say, firstly: don’t be a whim,
Brother, don’t mismanage your property,
And, most importantly, do your best. /Famusov/
I would be glad to serve, but it makes me sick to be waited on. /Chatsky/

That's it, you are all proud!
Would you ask what the fathers did?
We would learn from our elders:
We, for example, or the deceased uncle,
Maxim Petrovich: he’s not on silver,
Ate on gold; one hundred people at your service;
All in orders; I was always traveling in a train; /Famusov/

A century at court, and at what court!
Then it was not the same as now,
He served under the Empress Catherine.
And in those days everyone is important! forty pounds...
Take a bow - they won’t nod at you stupidly.
A nobleman in the case - even more so,
Not like anyone else, and he drank and ate differently. /Famusov/

He fell painfully, but got up well. /Famusov/

Who needs it: those are arrogant, they lie in the dust,
And for those who are higher, flattery was woven like lace. /Chatsky/

What does he say? and speaks as he writes! /Famusov/

And I don’t want to know you, I don’t tolerate debauchery. /Famusov/

You've been a colonel for a long time, but you've only recently served. /Famusov/

I am quite happy in my comrades,
The vacancies are just open;
Then the elders will turn off others,
The others, you see, have been killed. / Skalozub /

French romances are sung to you
And the top ones bring out notes,
They just cling to military people.
But because they are patriots. /Famusov/

The houses are new, but the prejudices are old.
Rejoice, they won’t destroy you
Neither their years, nor fashion, nor fires. /Chatsky/

Hey, tie a knot for memory;
I asked you to be silent, it was not a great service. /Famusov/

One can’t help but regret that with such a mind... /Famusov/
Is it possible to regret someone else?
And your praise annoys me. /Chatsky/

Who are the judges?/Chatsky/

When from the guard, others from the court
We came here for a while -
The women shouted: hurray!
And they threw caps into the air!/Chatsky/

He’s also good at making jokes, because nowadays who doesn’t kidding! /Lisa/

Oh! Evil tongues are worse than a pistol. / Molchalin /

Smile and a couple of words,
And whoever is in love is ready for anything. /Lisa/

You and the young lady are modest, but what about the maid? /Lisa/

Well! people around here!
She comes to him, and he comes to me,
And I... I am the only one who crushes love to death,
- How can you not love the bartender Petrusha! /Lisa/

Act three

It’s a noose for me, but it’s funny for her./Chatsky/

I'm strange, but who isn't?
The one who is like all fools;
Molchalin, for example.../Chatsky/

God knows what secret is hidden in it;
God knows what you invented for him,
What was his head never full of?
Perhaps your qualities are darkness,
Admiring him, you gave him; /Chatsky/

I reluctantly drove you crazy! /Sofia/

Oh! My God! Am I really one of those people?
For whom the goal of life is laughter?
I have fun when I meet funny people
And more often I miss them. /Chatsky/

About the mind of Molchalin, about the soul of Skalozub./Chatsky/

Why not a husband? There is only little intelligence in him;
But to have children,
Who lacked intelligence?
Helpful, modest, with a blush in his face. /Chatsky/

Ranks are given by people,
And people can be deceived. /Chatsky/

I go to women, but not for that. /Chatsky/

When I'm busy, I hide from fun,
When I'm fooling around, I'm fooling around
And mix these two crafts
There are tons of artists, I’m not one of them. /Chatsky/

I don't read nonsense
And even more exemplary. /Chatsky/

At my age I shouldn't dare
Have your own judgment./Molchalin/

With such feelings, with such a soul
We love you!.. The liar laughed at me! /Chatsky/

Well, constant taste! in husbands everything is more precious! /Chatsky/

Unhappy ones! Should there be no reproaches?
From wannabe milliners?
For daring to choose
Original lists? /Chatsky/

Thank you for the ticket,
And twice as much for your efforts./Sofia/

I'll tell you the truth about you,
Which is worse than any lie.
Here, brother, I recommend it! / Platon Mikhailovich /

What are these people called politely?
Tenderer? - he is a secular man,
A notorious swindler, rogue:
Anton Antonich Zagoretsky./ Platon Mikhailovich /

With it, beware: endure too much,
And don’t play cards: he’ll sell you. / Platon Mikhailovich /

Molchalin! - Who else will settle everything so peacefully!
There he will pet the pug in time!
It's time to rub the card in!
Zagoretsky will not die in it! /Chatsky/

Here you go! great misfortune
What will a man drink too much?
Learning is the plague, learning is the reason,
What is worse now than then,
There were crazy people, deeds, and opinions. / Famusov /

He runs away from women, and even from me!
Chinov doesn’t want to know! He's a chemist, he's a botanist,
Prince Fedor, my nephew./Princess/

I will make you happy: universal rumor,
That there is a project about lyceums, schools, gymnasiums;
There they will only teach in our own way: one, two;
And the books will be saved like this: for big occasions. / Skalozub /

Sergey Sergeich, no! Once evil is stopped:
Take all the books and burn them./ Famusov /

I would lean on fables; Oh! fables are my death!
Eternal mockery of lions! over the eagles!
Whatever you say:
Although they are animals, they are still kings. / Zagoretsky /

Everyone lies about calendars. / Khlestova /

No! Three hundred! - I don’t know other people’s estates!/ Khlestova /

My soul here is somehow compressed by grief,
And in the crowd I am lost, not myself.
No! I'm dissatisfied with Moscow./Chatsky/

Moscow, you see, is to blame./Khlestova/

Oh! if we are born to adopt everything,
At least we could borrow some from the Chinese
Their ignorance of foreigners is wise.
Will we ever be resurrected from the alien power of fashion?
So that our smart, cheerful people
Although, based on our language, he didn’t consider us Germans. /Chatsky/

Act four

Listen! lie, but know when to stop;/Chatsky/

My father bequeathed to me:
First, please all people without exception -
The owner, where he will live,
The boss with whom I will serve,
To his servant who cleans dresses,
Doorman, janitor, to avoid evil,
To the janitor's dog, so that it is affectionate. / Molchalin /

I don’t know how I curbed my rage!
I looked and saw and didn’t believe it!
And darling, for whom is it forgotten?
And the former friend, and women's fear and shame, -
He hides behind the door, afraid to be held accountable.
Oh! how to comprehend the game of fate?
A persecutor of people with a soul, a scourge! -
Silent people are blissful in the world! /Chatsky/

Farther from these grips,
To the village, to my aunt, to the wilderness, to Saratov,
There you will grieve,
Sit at the hoop, yawn at the calendar. /Famusov/

You are right: he will come out of the fire unharmed,
Who will have time to spend a day with you,
Breathe the air alone
And his sanity will survive./Chatsky/

Get out of Moscow! I don't go here anymore.
I’m running, I won’t look back, I’ll go looking around the world,
Where is there a corner for an offended feeling!..
Carriage for me, carriage! /Chatsky/

Alexander Sergeevich Griboyedov is the author of a wonderful comedy that everyone knows from school. The most memorable are the catchphrases from the comedy “Woe from Wit.” While reading a work, they are perceived easily and are stored in memory for a long time. Catchphrases from the comedy “Woe from Wit” are always filled with psychologism and acute problems. A person many years after reading a comedy can remember them. This article examines quotes from “Woe from Wit” and explains their meaning.

The characters of Alexander Griboedov are probably known to everyone: Famusov, Sofya, Chatsky, Lisa, Molchalin, Skalozub, etc. Each of them has its own individual character. Chatsky stands out among others in comedy. He is the only one who wants to live by his own laws and often finds himself misunderstood by society. Most of all, Chatsky’s quotes are remembered. "Woe from Wit" is greatest monument Russian literature, which to this day causes numerous disputes and discussions.

“The houses are new, but the prejudices are old”

The meaning of this statement is that society often lives based on old dogmas and ideas. If decisions are made on the basis of previous beliefs, it means that to some young people they will seem blasphemous, wrong, humiliating to the individual, and not allowing her to fully express her essence. Catchphrases from the comedy “Woe from Wit,” like this one, make it possible to trace the destructive effect of the old foundations and the previous system.

Chatsky with this expression emphasizes his incomprehensibility, isolation from a world in which hypocrisy and pretense flourish.

“I’d be glad to serve, but it’s sickening to be served”

Perhaps the reader is most familiar with Chatsky’s statements. Quotes from the comedy “Woe from Wit” are replete with openness and sincerity. Chatsky expresses his own position very clearly and does not intend to hide his opinion on this or that issue. Most of all, the hero is disgusted by hypocrisy and profitable helpfulness towards seniors. At every opportunity, Chatsky gives truthful comments that can be considered the words of a truly sane person. Catchphrases from the comedy “Woe from Wit,” like this one, mark unhealthy relationships within society itself at the beginning of the 19th century, where deception, flattery, unkind glances, and discussions behind one’s back flourish.

“Where, tell us, are the fathers of the Fatherland whom we should take as models?”

Chatsky continuously searches for the truth in this world. He wants to see next to him a reliable friend, ally, responsible and honest person. Instead, he is faced with an unsightly reality that makes him completely disillusioned with people. He often observes the older generation, old enough to be his fathers, but does not find true example for imitation. To a young man I don’t want to be like Famusov, who simply wasted his life, or anyone else from his circle. The tragedy is that no one understands Chatsky, he feels lonely and lost among this “masquerade” that society plays. This statement sounds both as a statement of fact and as a bitter regret. Perhaps other catchphrases from the comedy “Woe from Wit” do not sink into the soul as much as this one. What is actually depicted here is the irreconcilable, almost revolutionary essence of the main character himself.

"Evil tongues are worse than a gun"

These words are spoken by the character Molchalin. He gives the impression of a quiet, predictable, flexible person who is ready to please others under any circumstances. But Molchalin is not as simple as it seems. He clearly understands the benefits of his behavior and, when the opportunity arises, adapts to changing conditions public life. Helpful and always ready to obey, he does not notice how every day he loses himself more and more, rejects his dreams (if he ever had them), and gets lost. At the same time, Molchalin is very afraid that other people (perhaps even those around him) will at some point betray him, turn away, or in a certain way laugh at his clumsiness.

“Ranks are given by people, but people can be deceived”

Chatsky is deeply outraged by the way in which high ranks are obtained in this society. All that is required of a person is to be attentive and helpful towards his immediate superior. Attitude to work, abilities and talents, high aspirations - all this, according to his observation, has absolutely no meaning. The conclusions that the young man draws are very sad and disappointing. He simply does not know how it is possible to continue to exist freely in a society that rejects everything true and correct.

Quotes from “Woe from Wit” are filled with vivid emotionality. When you read a work for the first time, you involuntarily begin to sympathize with the main character, together with him you are amazed at the unhealthy Famusovsky society and worry about the overall outcome of events.

Aphorisms from Woe from Wit

Blessed is he who believes, he is warm in the world! Chatsky

When you wander, you return home, and the smoke of the Fatherland is sweet and pleasant to us! Chatsky

Anyone who is poor is not a match for you. Famusov

Happy hours are not observed. Sofia

I would be glad to serve, but being served is sickening. Chatsky

Pass us away from all sorrows and lordly anger and lordly love. Lisa

There is no need for another example when the example of your father is in your eyes. Famusov

The legend is fresh, but hard to believe. Chatsky

You can share laughter with everyone. Sofia

Signed, off your shoulders. Famusov

And grief awaits around the corner. Sofia

Are they busy recruiting regiments of teachers, more in number, at a cheaper price? Chatsky

I don’t care what goes into the water. Sofia

Terrible century! Don't know what to start! Everyone was smart beyond their years. Famusov

Who serves the cause, not individuals... Chatsky

ABOUT! If someone penetrated people: what is worse about them? soul or language? Chatsky

Read not like a sexton, but with feeling, sense, and order. Famusov

Like all Moscow people, your father is like this: he would like a son-in-law with stars and ranks. Lisa

Those who need it are arrogant, they lie in the dust, and for those who are higher, they wove flattery like lace. Chatsky

And a golden bag, and aims to become a general. Lisa

You young people have nothing else to do but notice girlish beauty. Famusov

Yes, at least someone will be confused by quick questions and a curious look... Sofia

The fools believed it, they passed it on to others, the old women immediately sounded the alarm - and so public opinion! Chatsky

My father bequeathed to me: firstly, to please all people without exception - the Master, where I happen to live, the Chief, with whom I will serve, his Servant, who cleans the dresses, the doorman, the janitor, to avoid evil, the janitor’s dog, so that he is affectionate. Molchalin

Luxury and pleasure are deceptive and short-lived happiness, then emptiness. The absence of ambitions and high desires is the true bliss of the gods. Here your happiness is almost achievable, approaching the ideal incredibly. Because small requests are easier and faster to satisfy.
Chatsky

Happy hours are not observed.
Sophia

I would be glad to serve, but being served is sickening.
Chatsky

A smile and a few words
And whoever is in love is ready for anything.
Lisa

Blessed is he who believes, he is warm in the world!
Chatsky

Confusion! fainting! haste! anger! scared!
So you can only feel
When you lose your only friend.
Chatsky

Oh! Gossips scarier than a pistol.
Molchalin

Who are the judges?
Chatsky

Pass us away more than all sorrows
And lordly anger, and lordly love.
Lisa

I walked into the room and ended up in another.
Sophia

It’s a noose for me, but it’s funny for her.
Chatsky

What new will Moscow show me?
Yesterday there was a ball, and tomorrow there will be two.
Chatsky

She can't sleep from French books,
And the Russians make it hard for me to sleep.
Famusov

A person can withstand hot coal on his tongue, but he cannot bear a secret.

Don't be angry at the mirror if your face is crooked. – From “Woe from Wit”

A mirror for young people is like an indication or purgatory: handsome men, having seen the reflection, will gain spiritual purity and spiritual attractiveness, and ugly men will brighten up their ugliness with education and sweet speeches.

A man's hatred is insignificant compared to a woman's love. For love is a pleasant-tasting poison, so it is not always possible to recognize it in time.

The absence of desires makes existence divine.

From a thousand ways to overcome danger, choose only one.

Royal beauty does not reign for long, but it saves the whole world.

An honest person will always determine just actions from unjust ones, and good people from evil ones, no matter how veiled these actions and persons may be.

Continuation beautiful quotes from “Woe from Wit” read on the pages:

All I know is that I don't know anything.

We do not live to eat, but we eat to live.

Whether you marry or not, you will repent anyway.

Nothing over the top.

There is sun in every person. Just let it shine.

Beauty is a queen who reigns for a very short time.

It is better to work without a specific goal than to do nothing.

In your clothes, try to be elegant, but not dandy; the sign of grace is decency, and the sign of panache is excess.

Get married no matter what. If you get a good wife, you will become an exception; if you get a bad one, you will become a philosopher.

Speak so I can see you.

There is sun in every person. Just let it shine.

There is only one good - knowledge. There is only one evil - ignorance.

An unknown life is not worth living.

Just as you cannot begin to treat the eye without thinking about the head, or treat the head without thinking about the whole body, you cannot treat the body without treating the soul.

Wealth and nobility do not bring any dignity.

Since we do not know what death is, it is illogical to be afraid of it.

Hunger is the best seasoning for food.

If a person takes care of his own health, then it is difficult to find a doctor who would know better what is beneficial for his health than he does.

There are so many things you can live without!

Drunkenness does not give birth to vices: it reveals them.

There is sun in every person. Just let it shine.

Health is not everything, but without health everything is nothing.

Everyone knows that money can buy shoes, but not happiness, food, but not appetite, bed, but not sleep, medicine, but not health, servants, but not friends, entertainment, but not joy, teachers, but not intelligence.

Wisdom is the queen of heaven and earth.

A good start is not a small thing, even if it starts with a small thing.

There are so many things in the world that I don’t need!

Kindness does not come from owning many things; on the contrary, only kindness transforms a person's possessions into dignity.

You cannot heal the body without healing the soul.

Get married no matter what. If you get a good wife, you will be an exception, and if you get a bad one, you will become a philosopher.

There is only one good - knowledge and only one evil - ignorance.

Death is the greatest illusion of humanity. When we live, it is not yet there, when we die, it is no longer there.

I not only act in accordance with what I am, but I also become in accordance with how I act.

An accurate logical definition of concepts is a condition for true knowledge.

If you are inquisitive, you will be knowledgeable.

Education is a difficult matter, and improving its conditions is one of the sacred duties of every person, for there is nothing more important than the education of oneself and one’s neighbors.

Without friendship, no communication between people has value.

There are many ways to overcome dangers if a person is at least willing to say and do something.

If a person takes care of his own health, then it is difficult to find a doctor who would know better what is beneficial for his health than he does.

Get married no matter what. If you get a good wife, you will become an exception; if a bad one, you will become a philosopher.

In your clothes, try to be elegant, but not dandy; the sign of grace is decency, and the sign of panache is excess.

Nature has endowed us with two ears, two eyes, but only one tongue, so that we look and listen more than we speak.

Pleasure, luxury - this is what you call happiness, but I think that not wanting anything is the bliss of the gods, and therefore only a small approximation to this highest happiness is needed.

Get married no matter what. If you get a good wife, you will be an exception, and if you get a bad wife, you will become a philosopher.

Conventional logic says: if you are unhappy, then you do not have happiness. And since you don’t have it, then go and look for it. Paradoxical logic says: if you go looking for happiness, you will lose it! Just sit down and realize that you have it.

Whether you marry or not, you will still repent.

If a person takes care of his own health, then it is difficult to find a doctor who would know better what is beneficial for his health than he does.

All I know is that I don’t know anything, but many people don’t even know that!

The love of a woman is more to be feared than the hatred of a man. This is poison, all the more dangerous because it is pleasant.

Speak so I can see you.

Once, even after receiving a kick, Socrates endured it, and when someone was surprised, he replied: “If a donkey kicked me, would I sue him?”

Education is a difficult matter, and improving its conditions is one of the sacred duties of every person, for there is nothing more important than the education of oneself and one’s loved ones.

Education is a difficult matter, and improving its conditions is one of the sacred duties of every person, for there is nothing more important than the education of oneself and one’s neighbors.

We do not live in order to eat, but we eat in order to live.

Whoever wants to move the world, let him move himself!

What I understood is wonderful, from this I conclude that the rest that I did not understand is also wonderful.

There is only one good - knowledge and only one evil - ignorance.

The flame is kindled by the wind, and attraction by proximity.

The only thing that everyone fair man must be guided in his actions - whether what he does is fair or unfair, and whether this is the act of a good or evil person.

In your clothes, try to be elegant, but not dandy; the sign of grace is decency, and the sign of panache is excess.

There is only one good - knowledge and only one evil - ignorance.

The sun has one drawback: it cannot see itself.

Health is not everything, but without health everything is nothing.

It would be good for a person to examine himself, how much he is worth to his friends, and to try to be as valuable as possible.

It is better to die courageously than to live in shame.

He is richest who is satisfied with little, for such contentment testifies to the wealth of nature.

Without friendship, no relationship between people has value.

A good advisor is better than any wealth.

He is richest who is satisfied with little, for such contentment testifies to the wealth of nature.

A sculptor must express the state of his soul in his works.

The highest wisdom is to distinguish between good and evil.

I eat to live, and other people live to eat.

A good advisor is better than any wealth.

When the word does not hit, then the stick will not help.

Evil people live in order to eat and drink, virtuous people eat and drink in order to live.

What kind of person, being a slave to pleasure, will not pervert his body and soul.

Nothing can hurt good man, neither in life nor after death.

Be careful also that people, noticing your disrespect for your parents, do not jointly despise you, and that you are not left without friends at all, because as soon as they notice your ingratitude towards your parents, no one can be sure that, having done you good business will receive gratitude.

It is easier for people to hold a hot coal on their tongue than a secret.

If, with friends, looking through the treasures of the ancient men, which they left to us in their writings, we come across something good and borrow it, then we consider it a great profit for ourselves.

The highest wisdom is to distinguish between good and evil.

Be careful also that people, noticing your disrespect for your parents, do not begin to despise you together, and that you are not left completely without friends, because as soon as they notice your ingratitude towards your parents, no one can be sure that, having done you a good deed will receive gratitude.

It is better to be exposed to injustice than to commit it yourself.

All I know is that I don't know anything.

You cannot heal the body without healing the soul.

Good people should be trusted by word and reason, and not by oath.

However, there are so many things that I don’t need.

Marriage, to tell the truth, is evil, but a necessary evil.

Education is a difficult matter, and improving its conditions is one of the sacred duties of every person, for there is nothing more important than the education of oneself and one’s neighbors.

The best seasoning for food is hunger.

Those who want, look for a way, those who don’t want, look for a reason.

Without friendship, no communication between people has value.

Just as one person enjoys caring for his land, another enjoys caring for his horse, so I enjoy becoming a better person every day.

No one can learn anything from a person they don't like.

How less than a person necessary, the closer he is to the gods.

It is impossible to live better than by spending your life striving to become more perfect.

I want to use whole body gymnastics to make him more balanced.

An evil person harms others without any benefit to himself.