Silence is terrible and painful only to those who have said all and have nothing more to speak of; but to those who never had anything to say— to them silence is simple and easy.
MAXIM GORKYIntellectual force is qualitatively the first and foremost productive force, and concern for its rapid growth should be the ardent concern of all classes.
More Maxim Gorky Quotes
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What can you do by killing? Nothing. You kill one dog, the master buys another-that’s all there is to it.
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In the maxim of the past you cannot go anywhere.
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The most beautiful words in the English language are ‘not guilty’.
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Every new time will give its law.
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Politics is something similar to the lower physiological functions, with the unpleasant difference that political functions are unavoidably carried out in public.
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With his own money a person can live as he likes-a ruble that’s your own is dearer than a brother.
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Everywhere, within man and without, there is devastation, instability, chaos, and evidence of some prolonged rout.
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Only mothers can think of the future – because they give birth to it in their children.
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Many contemporary authors drink more than they write.
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The good qualities in our soul are most successfully and forcefully awakened by the power of art. Just as science is the intellect of the world, art is its soul.
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The higher goal a person pursues, the quicker his ability develops, and the more beneficial he will become to the society. I believe for sure that this is also a truth.
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All of us are pilgrims on this earth. I’ve even heard people say that the earth itself is a pilgrim in the heavens.
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One word of praise from a woman is dearer to me than a whole ode from a man.
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Let us not search for the guilty ones only among others, let us speak the bitter truth: we are all guilty each and every one of us.
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Be good, be kind, be humane, and charitable; love your fellows; console the afflicted; pardon those who have done you wrong.
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