A good man can be stupid and still be good. But a bad man must have brains.
MAXIM GORKYOur most merciless enemy is our past.
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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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Many contemporary authors drink more than they write.
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In the carriages of the past, you can’t go anywhere.
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Our most merciless enemy is our past.
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It is quiet and peaceful here, the air is good, there are numerous gardens, and in them nightingales sing and spies lurk under the bushes.
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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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The more a human creature has tasted of bitter things the more it hungers after the sweet things of life.
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When the life is monotonous , even grief is a welcome event.
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Anger is like ice, and also quick to melt.
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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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In war it is necessary to kill as many people as possible — such is the cynical logic of war. Brutality in a fight is unavoidable; have you seen how cruelly children fight in the streets?
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Processing the human raw material is naturally more complicated than processing lumber.
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The revolution has overthrown the monarchy, true! But perhaps this means that the revolution simply has driven the skin disease inside the organism.
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In the maxim of the past you cannot go anywhere.
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Intellectual force is qualitatively the first and foremost productive force, and concern for its rapid growth should be the ardent concern of all classes.
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