Aphorisms

To love oneself is the beginning of a lifelong romance.

He who does not know foreign languages knows nothing of his own.

Whoever was lucky enough to wake up in Belgrade this morning can consider that he has achieved enough in life for today.

To be great is to be misunderstood.

Patriotism is the last refuge of a scoundrel.

Every man takes the limits of his own field of vision for the limits of the world.

A book is a mirror: if an ape looks into it, an apostle is hardly likely to look out.

He who fights with monsters should be careful lest he thereby become a monster.

Without music, life would be a mistake.

Doubt is not a pleasant condition, but certainty is absurd.

Common sense is not so common.

All of humanity’s problems stem from man’s inability to sit quietly in a room alone.