Remembrance of the past kills all present energy and deadens all hope for the future.
MAXIM GORKYAn 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.
More Maxim Gorky Quotes
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Even a bad man is better than a good book.
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The most beautiful words in the English language are ‘not guilty’.
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Two forces are succesfully influencing the education of a cultivated man: art and science. Both are united in the book.
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You can’t do without philosophy, since everything has its hidden meaning which we must know.
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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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When work is a pleasure, life is a joy! When work is a duty, life is slavery.
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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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You will not drown the truth in seas of blood.
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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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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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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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One word of praise from a woman is dearer to me than a whole ode from a man.
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To an old man any place that’s warm is homeland.
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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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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.
MAXIM GORKY