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Many a calm river begins as a turbulent waterfall, yet none hurtles and foams all the way to the sea.

Mikhail Lermontov

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What is this eternity to me without you? What is the infinity of my domains? Empty ringing words, A spacious temple – without a divinity!
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We practically always excuse things when we understand them.
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If only people thought a little more about it, they would see that life is not worrying about so much.
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I was born, so that the whole world could be a spectator Of my triumph or my doom.
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An unusual beginning must have an unusual end.
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