Politics is something similar to the lower physiological functions, with the unpleasant difference that political functions are unavoidably carried out in public.
MAXIM GORKYAn honest man is all right even if he’s an idiot…but a crook must have brains.
More Maxim Gorky Quotes
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Truth doesn’t always heal a wounded soul.
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To an old man any place that’s warm is homeland.
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Everybody, my friend, everybody lives for something better to come. That’s why we want to be considerate of every man – Who knows what’s in him, why he was born and what he can do?
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When a woman gets married it is like jumping into a hole in the ice in the middle of winter: you do it once and you remember it the rest of your days.
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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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You can’t do without philosophy, since everything has its hidden meaning which we must know.
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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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Only mothers can think of the future – because they give birth to it in their children.
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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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An honest man is all right even if he’s an idiot…but a crook must have brains.
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When the life is monotonous , even grief is a welcome event.
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You must write for children the same way you write for adults, only better.
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In the carriages of the past, you can’t go anywhere.
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Every new time will give its law.
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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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