Author of quotes: Fyodor Sologub. Page 1

The director, Nikolai Vlasyevich Khrapov, had a certain number of rules that were so conveniently applied to life that it was not at all burdensome to adhere to them. In his service, he calmly fulfilled everything that was required by laws or orders of his superiors, as well as by the rules of generally accepted moderate liberalism. Therefore, the bosses, parents and students were pleased with the director.

The pig lived without enemies, and even that pig was slaughtered.

Heredity is a great thing! To leave the men in the bar is stupid, ridiculous, imprudent and immoral. Teach the peasant as much as you want, but don't give him ranks for it.

Our city is nasty, and the police in it are even worse. I also wonder why dead bodies do not roll about on this square every morning.

He did not have favorite items, just as there were no loved ones, and therefore nature could only act in one direction on his feelings, only oppress them.

The kids are sharp people; they take over, if anything bad. It is difficult to teach them the good, but the bad itself.

For a long time he had not read a single book - he said that there was no time - he did not subscribe to newspapers, he learned the news from conversations. However, he had nothing to recognize - nothing in the outside world interested him.

Peredonov kept these books in plain sight to show that he had free opinions, although in reality he had neither opinions, nor even the desire for thought. And these books he only kept, not read.

There was music from somewhere very far away: the leader's daughter must have played the piano. Faint, gentle sounds poured in the evening quiet, dark air, brought sadness, gave birth to sweet dreams.

Peredonov did not like to think. In the first minute he always believed what he was told.

- You never know what, they will say that I read Pisarev.

Peredonov looked indifferently: he did not take any part in other people's affairs, he did not love people, did not think of them otherwise than in connection with his own benefits and pleasures.

All dressed up in a festive way, looked at each other affably, and it seemed that people lived in this city peacefully and amicably. And even fun. But all this only seemed to be.

The better I get to know people.