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Belonging to oneself–the whole essence of life lies in that.

Ivan Turgenev

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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Dreams Oneself Soar Start Tired
I agree with no one’s opinion. I have some of my own.
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Myself Oneself Opinion
Everyone needs help from everyone else.
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Company Help Need Support
Go and try to disprove death. Death will disprove you, and that’s all!
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Death Yourself
Who among us has the strength to oppose petty egoism, those petty good feelings, pity and remorse?
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Ego Feeling Goodness Strength
Belonging to oneself–the whole essence of life lies in that.
IVAN TURGENEV

Essence Life Lying Oneself
I share no man’s opinions; I have my own.
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Man Myself Opinion Share
Whatever a person may pray for, that person prays for a miracle. Every prayer comes down to this – Almighty God, grant that two times two not equal four.
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Equality Miracle Person Prayer
I was afraid of looking into my heart…afraid of thinking seriously about anything…I did not want to know whether I was loved, and I did not want to admit to myself that I was not loved.
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Admit Afraid Heart Love Myself
I’m incapable of describing the feeling with which I left. I wouldn’t want it ever to be repeated, but I would have considered myself unfortunate if I’d never experienced it.
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Description Experience Feeling Myself Repeat
Nothing is worse and more hurtful than a happiness that comes too late.
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Happiness Hurt Late Worst
Don’t force me into saying what I don’t want to say, and what I won’t say.
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Force Myself Talk
There is a sweetness in being the sole source, the autocratic and irresponsible cause of the greatest joy and profoundest pain to another.
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Autocracy Greatness Pain Reason Source Sweet
I do not know what the heart of a bad man is like. But i do know what the heart of a good man is like. And it is terrible.
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Bad Goodness Heart Man Myself Terrible
What a magnificent body, how I should like to see it on the dissecting table.
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Body Myself Table
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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Branch Himself Son Willing

Belonging to oneself–the whole essence of life lies in that.

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