Henryk Sienkiewicz

“The world is not so bad if you have a good beard, a good pipe, and a good book.”

“Every man is a mystery.”

“Hate is like a fire, it burns everything.”

“A man's happiness is to do a man's true work.”

“The human soul is a vast and mysterious territory.”

“Consciousness of our strength increases it.”

“The measure of a man's life is the well spending of it, and not the length.”

“It is one of the faults of youth to believe that its misfortunes are unique.”

“Better to die with a good name than to live with a bad one.”

“To struggle is to live, to live is to struggle.”

“In vain, without the Bible, we increase penal laws and draw entrenchments around our institutions.”

“Action, not sorrow, is the proper balm for weak and suffering souls.”

“Might is a fine thing, and useful for many purposes; but it is not honor.”

“Patience is a flower that does not grow in every garden.”

“The God who gave us life, gave us liberty at the same time.”