Even a bad man is better than a good book.
MAXIM GORKYA good man can be stupid and still be good. But a bad man must have brains.
More Maxim Gorky Quotes
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Our most merciless enemy is our past.
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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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All human beings have gray little souls-and they all want to rouge them up.
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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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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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Many contemporary authors drink more than they write.
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Lies are the religion of slaves and masters. Truth is the god of the free man.
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When work is a pleasure, life is a joy! When work is a duty, life is slavery.
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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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One word of praise from a woman is dearer to me than a whole ode from a man.
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Everything which is good in me should be credited to books.
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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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Everywhere, within man and without, there is devastation, instability, chaos, and evidence of some prolonged rout.
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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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