A poet must be a psychologist, but a secret one: he should know and feel the roots of phenomena but present only the phenomena themselves in full bloom or as they fade away. Ivan Turgenev Read Quote
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. Ivan Turgenev Read Quote
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. Ivan Turgenev Read Quote
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. Ivan Turgenev Read Quote
Most people can’t understand how others can blow their noses differently than they do. Ivan Turgenev Read Quote
One may speak about anything on earth with fire, with enthusiasm, with ecstasy, but one only speaks about oneself with avidity. Ivan Turgenev Read Quote
Who among us has the strength to oppose petty egoism, those petty good feelings, pity and remorse? Ivan Turgenev Read Quote
Circumstances define us; they force us onto one road or another, and then they punish us for it. Ivan Turgenev Read Quote