“A writer should show the silver in his hands neither as bronze nor as gold; the gist of the matter is to show silver as silver.”

“Golden bridge, silver bridge or diamond bridge; it doesn’t matter! As long as the bridge takes you across the other side, it is a good bridge!”

“What binds a wife to her husband is neither magic, nor a priest, nor love! What makes this possible is only silver coins! A woman’s heart is like a candle, my friend. As long as the money wick keeps burning, her heart stays warm. But when the wick burns down, her love is extinguished!”

“For a shining mind and a shining body, you need nature, not gilding or silvering!”

“Show me a clever nation; then I will show you a clever government!”

“Between birth and death, neighbour, there is no business that is not risky; drinking water in a sitting position included! . . The gist of the matter is to do everything with fine tuning as an acrobat does when walking a tight rope, like a carpenter measuring everything meticulously!”

“Literature is a microscope; it shows us the unseen!”