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 TURGENEVOh, gentle feelings, soft sounds, the goodness and the gradual stilling of a soul that has been moved; the melting happiness of the first tender, touching joys of love- where are you?
More Ivan Turgenev Quotes
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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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I am a flirt: I have no heart: I have an actor’s nature.
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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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We’re young, we’re not monsters, no fools: we’ll conquer happiness for ourselves.
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If we wait for the moment when everything, absolutely everything is ready, we shall never begin.
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It was only the vulgarly mediocre that repelled her.
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Don’t force me into saying what I don’t want to say, and what I won’t say.
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I share no man’s opinions; I have my own.
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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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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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The past was a dream wasn’t it? And who ever remembers dreams?
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Who among us has the strength to oppose petty egoism, those petty good feelings, pity and remorse?
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Time, as is well known, sometimes flies like a bird and sometimes crawls like a worm, but human beings are generally particularly happy when they don’t notice whether it’s passing quickly or slowly.
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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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What’s important is that twice two is four and all the rest’s nonsense.
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