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.
IVAN TURGENEVDeath is like a fisherman, who, having caught a fish in his net, leaves it in the water for a time; the fish continues to swim about, but all the while the net is round it, and the fisherman will snatch it out in his own good time.
More Ivan Turgenev Quotes
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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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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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However much you knock at nature’s door, she will never answer you in comprehensible words.
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If we wait for the moment when everything, absolutely everything is ready, we shall never begin.
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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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In my case there was no first love. I began with the second.
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Everyone needs help from everyone else.
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To desire and expect nothing for oneself and to have profound sympathy for others is genuine holiness.
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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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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 past was a dream wasn’t it? And who ever remembers dreams?
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Bazarov drew himself up haughtily. “I don’t adopt any one’s ideas; I have my own.
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Significance is sweet.
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A person who gets angry at his own illness is sure to overcome it.
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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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