Quotes by Mika Waltari

A decision once taken brings peace to a man's mind and eases his soul.
– Mika Waltari
And thus I'll once repeat my suggestions for the new generation. They are humanness, tolerance and beautiful superfluousness.
– Mika Waltari
During my life I have seen, known, and lost too much to be the prey of vain dread; and, as for the hope of immortality, I am as weary of that as I am of gods and kings. For my own sake only I write this; and herein I differ from all other writers, past and to come.
– Mika Waltari
I was born and bred in a distant region that cosmographers call Finlandia, a beautiful and far-flung country unknown to most educated people.
– Mika Waltari
So foolish is the heart of man that he ever puts his hope in the future, learning nothing from his past errors and fancying that tomorrow must be better than today.
– Mika Waltari