Every person has stains on their conscience, but most people are indifferent to this adornment of their soul, as if wearing a starched, crisp shirt with ease. — Gorky, 'The Role of Water in Nature and Human Life'
Only when you are hungry is eating beneficial and harmless; similarly, only when you have love in your heart is dealing with others beneficial and harmless. — Leo Tolstoy
Alcohol is a colorless liquid flame; it swiftly and precisely burns out everything human in a person's soul. — Gorky, 'The Chimney Sweep'
Love yourself last; cherish those who hate you; honesty brings you more benefits than corruption does. — Shakespeare, 'Henry VIII'
Books need a nest, spiders need a web, and people need friendship. — Blake, UK
If you lack sincerity in your work or hesitate to start, even if you have great talents, you will achieve little. — Dickens, 'Bleak House'
Friendship is reliable in all matters except in love; therefore, lovers must speak for themselves. Let the living convey their feelings themselves; never let others do it on their behalf, for beauty is a witch under whose magic fidelity melts in passion. — Shakespeare
Self-made friendship lasts longer than purchased friendship. — Reagan
A benevolent person is invincible in the world. — Mencius, Warring States Period, China
The greatest effort of friendship is not to show a friend our flaws, but to help them see their own. — La Rochefoucauld
Do not reveal your heart until you have thoroughly understood the other person. — Balzac
Love and kindness are happiness and also the truth; they are the only possible happiness and truth in the world. — Romain Rolland, 'Tolstoy Biography'
If one wants aid in distress, they must treat others with kindness in everyday life. — Saadi
If a person abandons a loyal friend, they are abandoning their most precious life. — Sophocles
Sincere mutual assistance and intimate closeness are the highest state of friendship. — Varuvahar
True friendship requires maintaining a certain distance. Only with distance is there respect; only with respect does friendship last forever. — You Jin
Whoever has encountered a friendly heart in this world and experienced the realm of mutual devotion has tasted the joy of heaven and earth. — Roland Romain, France
Everything about a person should be beautiful: their face, their clothes, their soul, and their thoughts. — Chekhov, Russia
Since we are all ordinary people, it is better to keep friendship at a moderate level, without intruding too deeply into each other's spiritual lives. — Euripides
Friendship can never become a transaction; on the contrary, it requires the most thorough notion of disinterestedness. — Morand
Friendship is often formed by a common interest that is easier to achieve by two people than by one; this relationship is pure only when both sides are mutually satisfied. — Strindberg
Do not take medals out of your own pocket to lend to your friend; that is an insult to him. — Tagore
In my past life, friendship was like a bright lamp, illuminating my soul and giving my existence a bit of brilliance. — Ba Jin
To show indifference to another's joy is to insult them. — Marguerite Yourcenar
Be a person who sends charcoal in cold weather and comfort in pain. — Ba Jin, China
Friendship that grows inch by inch like an oak tree is more reliable than friendship that springs up suddenly like a melon vine. — Charlotte Brontë
An uninvited guest is most welcome only after they have said goodbye. — Shakespeare
The ocean is the broadest thing in the world, but the sky is broader than the ocean, and a person's mind is broader than the sky. — Hugo, France
Only a broad and wise soul can always discover friendship. — Heine
Kindness is the sunlight of the spiritual world. — Hugo, France
It is not wise to make a fuss about slander, unless doing so brings great benefit; slander rarely withstands the wear of silence. — 'Mark Twain's Autobiography'
Be cautious in choosing friends, and even more cautious in changing them. — Franklin
How far the light of a small candle shines! A good deed is like this candle, emitting a vast glow in this sinful world. — Shakespeare, 'The Merchant of Venice'
If all is good, then all is beautiful. — 'Research on Tolstoy's Works'
Kind-hearted and imaginative people are more easily united than cold and cruel ones. — Johnson
Love can move the world. — Dickens, UK
Among all moral qualities, a kind nature is most needed in the world. — Locke, UK
True friendship can only be based on the union of similar temperaments. — Beethoven
Do not do evil because it is small; do not neglect good because it is small. — Chen Shou, Jin Dynasty, China
Compassion is the highest virtue in all morals. — Bacon, UK
If you want to live happily, to pray to God, and to be an honest person, you must keep your promises. — Dickens, 'Bleak House'
Utility is the purpose and standard for evaluating a machine, while kindness is only the purpose and intention of a person. — Tagore, 'Nationalism'
A cowardly friend, after betrayal, becomes the most fierce enemy. — E. Spencer
Honesty, like all our temperaments, should be divided into passive and active categories. Passive honesty is honest when there is no opportunity to get rich. Active honesty remains unmoved daily despite temptations. — Balzac, 'On Uncle Boniface'
Some believe honesty is always the best policy. This is actually a superstition; sometimes pretending to be honest is several times stronger than being truly honest. — Mark Twain, 'Equatorial Travelogue'
A kind heart is the sun. — Hugo, 'The Man Who Laughs'
When explaining this issue, you must not distort or force interpretations; even less should you, relying on your own cleverness, knowingly commit errors and burden your soul with guilt. — Shakespeare, 'Henry V'
People with kind, loyal, and loving hearts continuously bring happiness to the world. — Mark Twain, 'The Gilded Age'
For me, the meaning of life lies in empathizing with others, worrying about their worries, and rejoicing in their joys. — Einstein, USA
If a person abandons a loyal friend, it is equal to abandoning their most precious life. — Sophocles
Friendship is like flower fragrance; it is better if it is a bit lighter. The lighter the fragrance, the more it makes people attached, and the longer it lasts. — Xi Murong
The more goodness in life, the more interest in life itself. The two are inseparable and complementary. — Tolstoy, 'The Death of Ivan Ilyich'
A devout beginning brings a beautiful ending. — Hugo, 'Luei Bras'
Conscience, when it accuses a person, is truly terrifying, whether for adults or children. — Dickens, 'Great Expectations'
You must be faithful to yourself; just as there is night only because there is day, being faithful to yourself prevents you from deceiving others. — Shakespeare, 'Hamlet'
