The Englishman walks before the law like a trained horse in the circus. He has the sense of legality in his bones, in his muscles.
MAXIM GORKYIn the maxim of the past you cannot go anywhere.
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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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One word of praise from a woman is dearer to me than a whole ode from a man.
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Talent I say is what an actor needs. And talent is faith in oneself, one’s own powers.
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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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Our most merciless enemy is our past.
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Lies are the religion of slaves and masters. Truth is the god of the free man.
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Anger is like ice, and also quick to melt.
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A good man can be stupid and still be good. But a bad man must have brains.
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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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Every new time will give its law.
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Happiness always looks small while you hold it in your hands, but let it go, and you learn at once how big and precious it is.
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Many contemporary authors drink more than they write.
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There is no one on earth more disgusting and repulsive than he who gives alms. Even as there is no one so miserable as he who accepts them.
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To an old man any place that’s warm is homeland.
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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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