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Ivan Turgenev Quotes

Russian - Novelist | October 28, 1818 - September 3, 1883

We sit in the mud... and reach for the stars.

Stars Reach Reach For The Stars Mud

Time sometimes flies like a bird, sometimes crawls like a snail; but a man is happiest when he does not even notice whether it passes swiftly or slowly.

Time Bird Man Sometimes Happiest He

Who among us has the strength to oppose petty egoism, those petty good feelings, pity and remorse?

Strength Good Feelings Petty Remorse

To desire and expect nothing for oneself and to have profound sympathy for others is genuine holiness.

Sympathy Desire Genuine Nothing

Nature creates while destroying, and doesn't care whether it creates or destroys as long as life isn't extinguished, as long as death doesn't lose its rights.

Life Nature Death Care Long Lose

Death's an old joke, but each individual encounters it anew.

Death Old Joke Individual Each Anew

I agree with no one's opinion. I have some of my own.

Opinion My Own Own Agree Some

There are some moments in life, some feelings; one can only point to them and pass by.

Life Moments Feelings Point Pass

Circumstances define us; they force us onto one road or another, and then they punish us for it.

Road Circumstances Force Define Us

Whatever a person may pray for, that person prays for a miracle. Every prayer comes down to this - Almighty God, grant that two times two not equal four.

God Prayer Down Person Two Whatever

People without firmness of character love to make up a fate for themselves; that relieves them of the necessity of having their own will and of taking responsibility for themselves.

Love Character Responsibility People

Most people can't understand how others can blow their noses differently than they do.

People Understand Others Differently

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