Author of quotes: Leonid Nikolaevich Andreev. Page 3

- I'm not asking you about the frankness, Magnus...
Excuse me, but you never get m-R Vandergoot.

Well, let neighbors love each other, teach them that, teach, speak, but why should you? When too much, did not notice the shortcomings of the beloved object, and even worse: they are willing to erect in dignity. How are you going to fix people, make them happy, not knowing their faults, vices by virtues? When love and regret and pity kills power. See, I am quite Frank with you, Mr. Vandergeld, and will say it again: love is weakness. Love gonna pull you money out of your pocket and spend it... at blush! Give those on the bottom, love each other, ask them this, but you lifted up so high, gifted with such power!..

- Rationalism! Yes, you have undoubted talent as a humorist, Mr. Vanderwood! Tell me, famous mark TWAIN isn't it your countryman?.. Yes, Yes! Rationalism! And you remember, what word is this happening and what do you mean ratio? An nescis, mi fili, quantilla sapientia regitur orbis? Ax, expensive Vandergoot, to speak in this land of rationality is even more inappropriate than to mention rope in the house of the hanged man!

- The entire civilized world considers the pursuit of freedom by virtue indignantly replied Ya.
- I did not expect other answer from a citizen of the United States. And you personally don't you think that those who bring us unlimited freedom, he will bring death! After all, only death unbinds all earthly ties, and does not seem to be whether you these words - freedom and death - simple synonyms?

Good people, in his opinion, are those who know how to hide their deeds and thoughts; but if such a person to hug, to caress and to inquire carefully, then it will flow like pus from punctured wounds, all unrighteousness, abomination, and a lie.

The irony of such criticism, which stops halfway.

Here, too, I'm afraid of knives, sharp things, shiny: it seems to me that if I take up a knife, then surely someone slaughter. It's true, why not kill, if the knife is sharp?

Have you noticed how lonely always the cry of a man: everyone is talking, and not hear them, and one shouts, and it seems that everything else is silent and listens.

When a woman cries, it's always a shame for a man.

In the world women are smart, good and talented, but just women the world has ever seen or will see.

Isn't it smarter to live a praising life, rather than blame it - and still live?

And high above the crown of the earth, we lift on the cross love crucified love.

- I grabbed a sword, but he told us not to.
- It is not necessary? And you listened? - laughed Iscariot. - Peter, Peter, is it possible to listen to him! Unless he understands that some people in the fight!
- Who does not obey him, he goes into hell.
- Why didn't you go? Why didn't you, Peter? Gehenna - what the hell? Well, let you go - why do you shower if you don't dare to throw it into the fire, when I want!

And I a leper, crying and trembling from fear, and slowly, secretly kissed the heinous feet of the wall and asked me, I was the only one to miss in the world where there is no crazy killing each other.