For misdirected love, the attainment of its object is, indeed, the best cure; but it cures as the guillotine cures headache.

- Ivan Panin

Men are willing to admit that they are sinners, but not that they are sinning.

- Ivan Panin

Solve the problem of life? Live, and you solve it.

- Ivan Panin

Few can tell what they know without also showing what they do not know.

- Ivan Panin

Love is not like the echo, which returneth only what is given; but, rather, like the pump, which returneth by the pail what it received by the pint.

- Ivan Panin

A half-truth does more mischief than a whole lie.

- Ivan Panin

As you do not sweeten your mouth by saying honey, so you do not grow virtuous by merely talking of virtue.

- Ivan Panin

It may be true that love is blind, but only for what is ugly: its sight is keen enough for what is beautiful.

- Ivan Panin

How adversity doth ope the eye! A moon can be seen by day as well as by night; but, to see the stars, you must be in darkness.

- Ivan Panin