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Gorky Maxim

1868 - 1936 (68)

Gorky Maxim
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Quote 1

Lies are the religion of slaves and masters. Truth is the god of the free man.

Quote 2

When work is a pleasure, life is a joy. When work is a duty, life is slavery!

Quote 3

“Keep reading books, but remember that a book’s only a book, and you should learn to think for yourself.”

Quote 4

“Happiness always looks small while you hold it in your hands, but let it go, and you learn at once how big and precious it is.”

Quote 5

“Remembrance of the past kills all present energy and deadens all hope for the future”

Quote 6

When everything is easy one quickly gets stupid.

Quote 7

“One word of praise from a woman is dearer to me than a whole ode from a man . .

Quote 8

Writers build castles in the air, the reader lives inside, and the publisher inns the rent.

Quote 9

A good man can be stupid and still be good. But a bad man must have brains.

Quote 10

Only mothers can think of the future - because they give birth to it in their children.