Book: Rudin

And who loves in our time? Who dares to love?

In my opinion, in the light of only three misfortunes and have to live in the winter in a cold apartment, summer wear narrow boots but to spend the night in the room where the beeping child that is not sprinkled with Persian powder.

Will Powerkite else, Afrikan Semenych, will PowerChute... It is very go to your disheveled hair...

- Well, climbed Afrikan Semenych on his skate - now do not get off him until the evening.
- My strong point... But the women are three of them, from which they will never peel off - is when you sleep.
- What are three skate?
- A reproach, a hint of reproach.

- If you could see how lethargic and cold mine you said your compliment! Surprised you didn't yawn on the last word.
- Cold mine... You are all fire; and the fire will not do. Flash will adimit will go out.
- And warm.
Yes... and burn.

Each remains what made his nature, and to demand more from him is impossible!

Philosophical intricacies of nonsense and will never take root the Russian: it had too much common sense.

... life sooner or later will take her. What would be the Bang startled the man, he's on the same day, a lot of the other - excuse me the expression - to eat, and here you have the first consolation...

Who lived, but did not become condescending to others, he himself does not deserve leniency. And who can say that he does not need mercy?

Poetry - language of the gods.

But not in some verses of poetry: it spilled everywhere, it is all around us... Look at these trees, this sky - everything breathes beauty and life; and where is beauty and life, there is poetry.

Are not always beneficial tears. Encouraging and healing them when, long Nakipov in the breast, they flow at last, - at first with effort, then everything is easier, everything is sweeter; the silent anguish anguish allowed by them... But there are cold tears, flowing tears sparingly: they drop squeezes out of the heart heavy and motionless burden Aleksei him grief; they are dreary and not bring relief. Need crying such tears, and he was not unhappy, who did not shed them.

A man without vanity is negligible. Pride - Archimedes lever with which the earth from its place and can be pushed.

There are three categories of egoists: egoists who live themselves and let others live; the egoists who live themselves and do not give to the lives of others; finally, egoists who do not live and others do not give to live. Women mostly belong to the third category.