A good man can be stupid and still be good. But a bad man must have brains.
MAXIM GORKYOne word of praise from a woman is dearer to me than a whole ode from a man.
More Maxim Gorky Quotes
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Processing the human raw material is naturally more complicated than processing lumber.
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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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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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We kill everybody, my dear. Some with bullets, some with words, and everybody with our deeds. We drive people into their graves, and neither see it nor feel it.
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You must write for children the same way you write for adults, only better.
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Jail doesn’t teach anyone to do good, nor Siberia, but a man-yes! A man can teach another man to do good-believe me!
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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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Truth doesn’t always heal a wounded soul.
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God is a complex of ideas formed by the tribe, the nation, and humanity, which awake and organize social feelings and aim to link the individual to society and to bridle the zoological individualism.
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When the life is monotonous , even grief is a welcome event.
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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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Hunger can explain many acts. It can be said that all vile acts are done to satisfy hunger.
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In the carriages of the past, you can’t go anywhere.
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Lies are the religion of slaves and masters. Truth is the god of the free man.
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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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