What’s terrible is that there’s nothing terrible, that the very essence of life is petty, uninteresting, and degradingly trite.
IVAN TURGENEVDeath is like a fisherman, who, having caught a fish in his net, leaves it in the water for a time; the fish continues to swim about, but all the while the net is round it, and the fisherman will snatch it out in his own good time.
More Ivan Turgenev Quotes
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Go and try to disprove death. Death will disprove you, and that’s all!
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A son is like a lopped off branch. As a falcon he comes when he wills and goes where he lists.
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I don’t see why it’s impossible to express everything that’s on one’s mind.
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If we wait for the moment when everything, absolutely everything is ready, we shall never begin.
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Sternly, remorselessly, fate guides each of us; only at the beginning, when we’re absorbed in details, in all sorts of nonsense, in ourselves, are we unaware of its harsh hand.
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He was the soul of politeness to everyone — to some with a hint of aversion, to others with a hint of respect.
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Great God, grant that twice two be not four.
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You may live a long while with some people and be on friendly terms with them and never speak openly with them from your soul.
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I agree with no one’s opinion. I have some of my own.
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I look up to heaven only when I want to sneeze.
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So many memories and so little worth remembering, and in front of me – a long, long road without a goal.
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I never started from ideas but always from character.
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So long as one’s just dreaming about what to do, one can soar like an eagle and move mountains, it seems, but as soon as one starts doing it one gets worn out and tired.
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The past was a dream wasn’t it? And who ever remembers dreams?
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One may speak about anything on earth with fire, with enthusiasm, with ecstasy, but one only speaks about oneself with avidity.
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