Remembrance of the past kills all present energy and deadens all hope for the future.
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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Truth doesn’t always heal a wounded soul.
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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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Our most merciless enemy is our past.
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We ever long for visions of beauty, We ever dream of unknown worlds.
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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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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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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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Everywhere, within man and without, there is devastation, instability, chaos, and evidence of some prolonged rout.
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In the maxim of the past you cannot go anywhere.
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With his own money a person can live as he likes-a ruble that’s your own is dearer than a brother.
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Only mothers can think of the future – because they give birth to it in their children.
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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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What I’d like is to meet a man I could take off my hat to and say: “Thank you for having got born, and the longer you live the better.
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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 everything is easy one quickly gets stupid.
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