One Must Speak About Serious Things Seriously.

If Many Remedies Are Prescribed For An Illness You Can Be Sure It Has No Cure

I've Noticed That People Who Get Married Cease To Be Curious.

Ivanov: Once I Worked Hard And Thought A Lot But I Never Got Tired; Now I Do Nothing And Think Of Nothing, But I'm Tired In Body And Spirit. My Conscience Aches Day And Night, I Feel Deeply Guilty But I Don't Understand Where I Am Actually At Fault. And Add To That My Wife's Illness, My Lack Of Money, The Constant Bickering, Gossip, Unnecessary Conversations, That Stupid Borkin... My Home Has Become Loathsome To Me And I Find Living There Worse Than Torture.

Better A Debauched Canary Than A Pious Wolf.

Fine. Since The Tea Is Not Forthcoming, Let's Have A Philosophical Conversation.