Ivan Turgenev on jealous
Ivan Turgenev81 quotes“Go forward while you can, but if your strength fails you, sit down near the road and gaze without anger or envy at those who pass by. They don’t have far to go, either.”
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The temerity to believe in nothing.
Ivan TurgenevIvan Turgenev 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.
Ivan TurgenevIvan Turgenev Significance is sweet.
Ivan TurgenevIvan Turgenev 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.
Ivan TurgenevIvan Turgenev Ah, but in time the heat of noontide passes, and to it there succeed nightfall and dusk, with a return to the quiet fold where for the weary an the heavy-laden there waits sleep, sweet sleep.
Ivan TurgenevIvan Turgenev I share no man’s opinions; I have my own.
Ivan TurgenevIvan Turgenev If we wait for the moment when everything, absolutely everything is ready, we shall never begin.
Ivan TurgenevIvan Turgenev Behind me there are already so many memories Lots of memories, but no point in remembering them, and ahead of me a long, long road with nothing to aim for I just don’t want to go along it.
Ivan TurgenevIvan Turgenev A person who gets angry at his own illness is sure to overcome it.
Ivan TurgenevIvan Turgenev The past was a dream wasn’t it? And who ever remembers dreams?
Ivan TurgenevIvan Turgenev What a magnificent body, how I should like to see it on the dissecting table.
Ivan TurgenevIvan Turgenev 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 TurgenevIvan Turgenev We sit in the mud and reach for the stars.
Ivan TurgenevIvan Turgenev I look up to heaven only when I want to sneeze.
Ivan TurgenevIvan Turgenev One may speak about anything on earth with fire, with enthusiasm, with ecstasy, but one only speaks about oneself with avidity.
Ivan TurgenevIvan Turgenev To desire and expect nothing for oneself and to have profound sympathy for others is genuine holiness.
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Since you are gone, I collect the stars each night building my own night sky, so I have something to hold onto forever.
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Brianna PastorBrianna Pastor Enough of this. The next one I love will return my passion.
Iestyn TudorIestyn Tudor It’s unconditional; their chemistry is unconditional – forever.
Ophelia ScarlettOphelia Scarlett I love you so much that it hurts and that’s the problem I love you so much that it hurts.
Olivia CliffordOlivia Clifford Let’s always bloom, savor and delight others with our beauty.
Mariya FedulovaMariya Fedulova Shadows follow me the way a vulture stalks death. One small step ahead.
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I am reminded of a story of Lord Krishna when he was a cowherd. Every night he invites the milkmaids to dance with him in the forest. They come and they dance. The night is dark, the fire in their midst roars and crackles, the beat of the music gets ever faster.
Yann MartelYann Martel If you are not afriad, thereis no way you will get mad at me. If you are not afraid, there is no way you will hate me. If you are not afraid, there is no way you will be jealous or sad.
Miguel Angel RuizMiguel Angel Ruiz This is an odd profession, and sometimes people get jealous, but I haven’t really experienced any of that. Everyone’s been really happy for me, which is really, really great.
Benedict CumberbatchBenedict Cumberbatch I gotta be honest with you. Im kind of jealous of the way my dad gets to talk to my mom sometimes. Where are all those old-school women you can just take your day out on? When did they stop making those angels?
Bill BurrBill Burr No man is greatly jealous who is not in some measure guilty.
Benjamin WhichcoteBenjamin Whichcote There’s a great expression that says, “God is a jealous lover,” and it’s a very accurate expression that has nothing to do with whatever you see god or nature as.
Ben LeeBen Lee Actor is an odd profession, and sometimes people get jealous, but I haven’t really experienced any of that. Everyone’s been really happy for me, which is really, really great.
Benedict CumberbatchBenedict Cumberbatch Beyond love, beyond unrequited love, perhaps even beyond any other passion known to humanity, deep, deep in the depths of the turgid, clinging, swamplike pit of despair that lies dormant within every soul, lurks JEALOUSY.
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