Intellectual force is qualitatively the first and foremost productive force, and concern for its rapid growth should be the ardent concern of all classes.
MAXIM GORKYIt is quiet and peaceful here, the air is good, there are numerous gardens, and in them nightingales sing and spies lurk under the bushes.
More Maxim Gorky Quotes
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Our most merciless enemy is our past.
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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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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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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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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.
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Everywhere, within man and without, there is devastation, instability, chaos, and evidence of some prolonged rout.
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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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An honest man is all right even if he’s an idiot…but a crook must have brains.
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Truth doesn’t always heal a wounded soul.
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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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One word of praise from a woman is dearer to me than a whole ode from a man.
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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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Hunger can explain many acts. It can be said that all vile acts are done to satisfy hunger.
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