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I walked in the meadows of green grieving for my life.

Ivan 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.
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Convince Difficult Oneself Person Treat
The temerity to believe in nothing.
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Believe One Liner
That’s what children are for—that their parents may not be bored.
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Bored Children Parents
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.
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Heat heavy Pass Return Sleep Time Wait
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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Himself Polite Respect Soul
Illness isn’t the only thing that spoils the appetite.
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Appetite Sick Spoil
It was only the vulgarly mediocre that repelled her.
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Average Herself Mediocre Vulgar
Every man’s happiness is built on the unhappi-ness of another.
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Built Happiness Man
In days of doubt, in days of dreary musings on my country’s fate, you alone are my comfort and support, oh great, powerful, righteous, and free Russian language!
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Country Day Doubt Fate Freedom Language Myself
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
The word tomorrow was invented for indecisive people and for children.
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Children Indecision People Word
Belonging to oneself–the whole essence of life lies in that.
IVAN TURGENEV

Essence Life Lying Oneself
Go and try to disprove death. Death will disprove you, and that’s all!
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Death Yourself
There are some moments in life, some feelings; one can only point to them and pass by.
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Feeling Life Moments Pass Point
Whatever man prays for, he prays for a miracle. Every prayer reduces itself.
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Man Miracle Prayer Reduce
Significance is sweet.
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One Liner Sweet

I walked in the meadows of green grieving for my life.

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