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The temerity to believe in nothing.

Ivan Turgenev

In my case there was no first love. I began with the second.
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Beginning Love Myself
Each individual is more or less dimly aware of his significance, is aware that he’s something innately superior, something eternal–and lives, is obligated to live, in the moment and for the moment.
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Aware Forever Moments Obligation Spiritual
The temerity to believe in nothing.
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Believe One Liner
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
Go and try to disprove death. Death will disprove you, and that’s all!
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Death Yourself
Even nightingales can’t be fed on fairy tales.
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Bird Fairy Tale Feed
Youth eats all the sugared fancy cakes and regards them as its daily bread. But there’ll come a time when you’ll start asking just for a crust.
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Eat Regard Time Yourself Youth
Who among us has the strength to oppose petty egoism, those petty good feelings, pity and remorse?
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Ego Feeling Goodness Strength
A person who gets angry at his own illness is sure to overcome it.
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Angry Come Himself Person
We sit in the mud and reach for the stars.
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Reach Stars
I walked in the meadows of green grieving for my life.
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Grieve Life Meadow Myself Walk
Whatever man prays for, he prays for a miracle. Every prayer reduces itself.
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Man Miracle Prayer Reduce
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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Earth Fire Happiness Oneself Talk
I do not know what the heart of a bad man is like. But i do know what the heart of a good man is like. And it is terrible.
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Bad Goodness Heart Man Myself Terrible
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
Circumstances define us; they force us onto one road or another, and then they punish us for it.
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Circumstance Force Punishment Road

The temerity to believe in nothing.

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