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

Ivan Turgenev

That is what poetry can do. It speaks to us of what does not exist, which is not only better than what exists, but even more like the truth.
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Better Existence Poetry Talk Truth
Go and try to disprove death. Death will disprove you, and that’s all!
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Death Yourself
All human beings hang by a thread, an abyss may open under their feet at any moment, and yet they have to go and invent all sorts of difficulties for themselves and spoil their lives.
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Difficult Human Live Moments Open Spoil
I’m through with Tolstoy. He has ceased to exist for me…. If I eat a bowl of soup and like it, I know by that fact alone and with absolute certainty that Tolstoy will find it bad, and vice versa.
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Alone Bad Existence Fact Myself
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
Love, I thought, is stronger than death or the fear of death. Only by it, by love, life holds together and advances.
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Death Fear Love Myself Thinking Togetherness
Nature cares nothing for logic, our human logic: she has her own, which we do not recognize and do not acknowledge until we are crushed under its wheel.
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Acknowledgement Care Crush Human Logic Nature Recognition
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
We sit in the mud and reach for the stars.
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Reach Stars
Every man’s happiness is built on the unhappi-ness of another.
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Built Happiness Man
It’s all romanticism, nonsense, rottenness, art.
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Art Romanticism Stupidity
Nature is not a temple, but a workshop, and man’s the workman in it.
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Man Nature Temple Workshop
I agree with no one’s opinion. I have some of my own.
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Myself Oneself Opinion
Nothing is worse and more hurtful than a happiness that comes too late. It can give no pleasure, yet it deprives you of that most precious of rights – the right to swear and curse at your fate!
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Curse Fate Happiness Hurt Precious Right Worst Yourself
I’ve become convinced that every person should treat himself strictly and even rudely and distrustfully; it’s difficult to tame the beast in oneself.
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Convince Difficult Oneself Person Treat
The temerity to believe in nothing.
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Believe One Liner

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

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