Please, never despise the translator. He’s the mailman of human civilization. ALEXANDER PUSHKIN Translation
Sad that our finest aspiration, Our freshest dreams and meditations, In swift succession should decay, Like Autumn leaves that rot away. ALEXANDER PUSHKIN AspirationFine
I’ve lived to bury my desires, And see my dreams corrode with rust; Now all that’s left are fruitless fires That burn my empty heart to dust. ALEXANDER PUSHKIN Bury
Thank you, darling, for learning to play chess. It is an absolute necessity for any well organized family. (in a letter to his wife) ALEXANDER PUSHKIN Darling
Don’t be sad, don’t be angry, if life deceives you! Submit to your grief – your time for joy will come, believe me. ALEXANDER PUSHKIN Sadness
I do not like Moscow life. You live here not as you want to live, but as old women want you to. ALEXANDER PUSHKIN