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.
MAXIM GORKYIn 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?
More Maxim Gorky Quotes
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Every new time will give its law.
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In the maxim of the past you cannot go anywhere.
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Truth doesn’t always heal a wounded soul.
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You must write for children the same way you write for adults, only better.
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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.
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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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When one loves somebody, everything is clear – where to go, what to do – it all takes care of itself and one doesn’t have to ask anybody about anything.
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An artist is a man who digests his own subjective impressions and knows how to find a general objective meaning in them, and how to express them in a convincing form.
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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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The more a human creature has tasted of bitter things the more it hungers after the sweet things of life.
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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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Many contemporary authors drink more than they write.
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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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Keep reading books, but remember that a book’s only a book, and you should learn to think for yourself.
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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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