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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.

Ivan Turgenev

I agree with no one’s opinion. I have some of my own.
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Myself Oneself Opinion
I look up to heaven only when I want to sneeze.
IVAN TURGENEV

Heaven Myself
We sit in the mud and reach for the stars.
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Reach Stars
People without firmness of character love to make up a fate for themselves; that relieves them of the necessity of having their own will and of taking responsibility for themselves.
IVAN TURGENEV

Character Fate Necessary People Responsibility Willing
I never started from ideas but always from character.
IVAN TURGENEV

Character Ideas Myself Start
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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Beginning Detail Fate Guide Hands Harsh Ourselves
In my case there was no first love. I began with the second.
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Beginning Love Myself
Love, I thought, is stronger than death or the fear of death. Only by it, by love, life holds together and advances.
IVAN TURGENEV

Death Fear Love Myself Thinking Togetherness
Significance is sweet.
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One Liner Sweet
Go and try to disprove death. Death will disprove you, and that’s all!
IVAN TURGENEV

Death Yourself
Nature creates while destroying, and doesn’t care whether it creates or destroys as long as life isn’t extinguished, as long as death doesn’t lose its rights.
IVAN TURGENEV

Creation Destroy Nature Right
A person who gets angry at his own illness is sure to overcome it.
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Angry Come Himself Person
Great God, grant that twice two be not four.
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God Greatness Mathematics
Even nightingales can’t be fed on fairy tales.
IVAN TURGENEV

Bird Fairy Tale Feed
Death’s an old joke, but each individual encounters it anew.
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Death Deep Encounter Joke New
What’s important is that twice two is four and all the rest’s nonsense.
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Important Stupidity

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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