Give thyself time to learn something new and good, and cease to be whirled around. Book II
Adapt yourself to the environment in which your lot has been cast, and show true love to the fellow-mortals with whom destiny has surrounded you. Book VI
The reason why Proshka wore such large boots can be explained at once: Plyushkin kept only one pair of boots for all of his servants, however numerous they were, and they always stood in the hall. Dead Souls
The note of the perfect personality is not rebellion, but peace. The Soul of Man Under Socialism
Quotes