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That’s what children are for—that their parents may not be bored.

Ivan Turgenev

A son is like a lopped off branch. As a falcon he comes when he wills and goes where he lists.
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Branch Himself Son Willing
Nature creates while destroying, and doesn’t care whether it creates or destroys as long as life isn’t extinguished, as long as death doesn’t lose its rights.
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Creation Destroy Nature Right
I look up to heaven only when I want to sneeze.
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Heaven Myself
In my case there was no first love. I began with the second.
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Beginning Love Myself
What did I hope for, what did I expect, what rich future did I foresee, when the phantom of my first love, rising up for an instant, barely called forth one sigh, one mournful sentiment?
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Expectation Future Hope Instant Mourn Oneself Rise
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.
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Character Fate Necessary People Responsibility Willing
That’s what children are for—that their parents may not be bored.
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Bored Children Parents
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
Behind me there are already so many memories Lots of memories, but no point in remembering them, and ahead of me a long, long road with nothing to aim for I just don’t want to go along it.
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Goal Memories Myself Point Remember Road
Go and try to disprove death. Death will disprove you, and that’s all!
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Death Yourself
What a magnificent body, how I should like to see it on the dissecting table.
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Body Myself Table
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
However much you knock at nature’s door, she will never answer you in comprehensible words.
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Answer Door Nature Word
The word tomorrow was invented for indecisive people and for children.
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Children Indecision People Word
Nothing is worse and more hurtful than a happiness that comes too late.
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Happiness Hurt Late Worst
Death 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.
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Death Goodness Leaving Time Water

That’s what children are for—that their parents may not be bored.

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