“You must read, you must
persevere, you must sit up
nights, you must inquire, and
exert the utmost power of your
mind. If one way does not lead
to the desired meaning, take
another; if obstacles arise,
then still another; until, if your
strength holds out, you will find
that clear which at first looked
dark.”
― Giovanni Boccaccio
“Above all, don't lie to yourself. The man who
lies to himself and listens to his own lie comes
to a point that he cannot distinguish the truth within
him, or around him, and so loses all respect for himself
and for others. And having no respect he ceases to love.”
― Fyodor Dostoyevsky, The Brothers Karamazov
“Here's all you have to know about men and women: women
are crazy, men are stupid. And the main reason women are
crazy is that men are stupid.”
― George Carlin