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Ivan Turgenev
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“Naturally," observed Nikolai Petrovich, "you were born here, so everything is bound to strike you with a special —""Really, Daddy, it makes absolutely no difference where a person is born.""Still —""No, it makes no difference at all.”
Ivan Turgenev (1818–1883) said by 1883 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“For myself, I detest the fellow, and think him a charlatan. I am certain that, in spite of his frogs, he is making no real progress in physics.”
Ivan Turgenev (1818–1883) said by 1883 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Bazarov drew himself up haughtily. "I don't adopt any one's ideas; I have my own.”
Ivan Turgenev (1818–1883) said by 1883 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Death is an old joke, but it comes like new to everyone.”
Ivan Turgenev (1818–1883) said by 1883 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“'There was a time,' Nikolai Artemyevitch resumed, 'when daughters did not allow themselves to look down on their parents—when the parental authority forced the disobedient to tremble. That time has passed, unhappily: so at least many persons imagine; but let me tell you, there are still laws which do not permit—do not permit—in fact there are still laws. I beg you to mark that: there are still laws——'”
Ivan Turgenev (1818–1883) said by 1883 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“In your dark workshop, let the sun shine on other men! Even our dull life has its own pride, its own happiness!”
Ivan Turgenev (1818–1883) said by 1883 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Each of us is guilty by the fact that he lives.”
Ivan Turgenev (1818–1883) said by 1883 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“I sought happiness, and I shall find—perhaps death. It seemsit was to be thus: it seems it was a sin ... But death covers all and reconciles all; does it not?”
Ivan Turgenev (1818–1883) said by 1883 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“After all, if you think of it, nothing is stronger in the world ... and weaker—than a word!”
Ivan Turgenev (1818–1883) said by 1883 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“... I am old and ill now, and my thoughts brood oftenest upon death, every day coming nearer; rarely I think of the past, rarely I turn the eyes of my soul behind me. Only from time to time—in winter, as I sit motionless before the glowing fire, in summer, as I pace with slow tread along the shady avenue—I recall past years, events, faces; but it is not on my mature years nor on my youth that my thoughts rest at such times. They either carry me back to my earliest childhood, or the first years of boyhood.”
Ivan Turgenev (1818–1883) said by 1883 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“The heart of another is a dark forest.”
Ivan Turgenev (1818–1883) said by 1883 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“I have had no such experience, but imaging that to be loved by a woman one loves is a great happiness.”
Ivan Turgenev (1818–1883) said by 1883 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Egoism is suicide. The egoist withers like a solitary barren tree; but pride, ambition, as the active effort after perfection, is the source of all that is great ... Yes! a man must prune away the stubborn egoism of his personality to give it the right of self-expression.”
Ivan Turgenev (1818–1883) said by 1883 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Do you see that apple tree? It is broken by the weight and abundance of its own fruit. True emblem of a genius.”
Ivan Turgenev (1818–1883) said by 1883 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Blessed is he who has been young in his youth.”
Ivan Turgenev (1818–1883) said by 1883 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“What is Bazarov?" Arkady smiled. "Would you like me to tell you, uncle, what he really is?""Please do, nephew.""He is a nihilist!""What?" asked Nikolai Petrovich, while Pavel Petrovich lifted his knife in the air with a small piece of butter on the tip and remained motionless."He is a nihilist," repeated Arkady."A nihilist," said Nikolai Petrovich. "That comes from the Latin nihil, nothing, as far as I can judge; the word must mean a man who... who recognizes nothing?""Say — who respects nothing," interposed Pavel Petrovich and lowered his knife with the butter on it."Who regards everything from the critical point of view," said Arkady."Isn't that exactly the same thing?" asked Pavel Petrovich."No, it's not the same thing. A nihilist is a person who does not bow down to any authority, who does not accept any principle on faith, however much that principle may be revered.""Well, and is that good?" asked Pavel Petrovich. "That depends, uncle dear. For some it is good, for others very bad.""Indeed. Well, I see that's not in our line. We old-fashioned people think that without principles, taken as you say on faith, one can't take a step or even breathe. Vous avez changé tout cela; may God grant you health and a general's rank, and we shall be content to look on and admire your... what was the name?""Nihilists," said Arkady, pronouncing very distinctly."Yes, there used to be Hegelists and now there are nihilists. We shall see how you will manage to exist in the empty airless void; and now ring, please, brother Nikolai, it's time for me to drink my cocoa.”
Ivan Turgenev (1818–1883) said by 1883 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source