I am a flirt: I have no heart: I have an actor’s nature.
IVAN TURGENEVNothing is worse and more hurtful than a happiness that comes too late.
More Ivan Turgenev Quotes
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We sit in the mud and reach for the stars.
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Great God, grant that twice two be not four.
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No matter how often you knock at nature’s door, she won’t answer in words you can understand–for Nature is dumb. She’ll vibrate and moan like a violin, but you mustn’t expect a song.
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A person who gets angry at his own illness is sure to overcome it.
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However much you knock at nature’s door, she will never answer you in comprehensible words.
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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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The word tomorrow was invented for indecisive people and for children.
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Illness isn’t the only thing that spoils the appetite.
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What’s important is that twice two is four and all the rest’s nonsense.
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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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That’s what children are for—that their parents may not be bored.
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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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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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The past was a dream wasn’t it? And who ever remembers dreams?
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You may live a long while with some people and be on friendly terms with them and never speak openly with them from your soul.
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