Andrei

“Divert yourself, and ask each passenger to tell his story, and if there is one of them all who has not cursed his existence many times, and said to himself over and over again that he was the most miserable of men, I give you permission to throw me head-first into the sea.”
― voltaire, Candide

“A State can be no better than the citizens of which it is composed. Our labour now is not to mould States but make citizens.”
― voltaire, Candide

“We tend to match the emotions of those around us. For example, we’re more prone to become stressed when we’re around someone who is high-strung. And we’re more likely to be in a good mood when others around us are laughing.”
― Ori Brafman, Click: The Magic of Instant Connections

“Measure me while I live - after it will be too late.”
― Vladimir Nabokov, Invitation to a Beheading