Lermontov Mikhail > Quotes

“So why bother to live? One just goes on living out of curiosity, waiting for something new. It's absurd and annoying.”
― Lermontov Mikhail, A Hero of Our Time

“پس سعادت چیست؟ غروری است که ارضا شده. اگر من خود را بهتر و مقتدرتر از تمام جهانیان بدانم مسعود خواهم بود و اگر همه مرا دوست می‌داشتند من نیز در نهاد خویش سرچشمه‌ی بی‌پایان محبت می‌یافتم. بدی، بدی می‌زاید. نخستین آزردگی به ما می‌فهماند که لذت آزردن دیگران چیست. اندیشه بدی ممکن نیست در ذهن کسی خطور کند و آن شخص به فکر آزمایش آن در مورد دیگران نیفتد.”
― Lermontov Mikhail, A Hero of Our Time

“Passions are merely ideas in their initial stage. They are the property of youth, and anyone who expects to feel their thrill throughout his life is a fool. Tranquil rivers often begin as roaring waterfalls, but no river leaps and foams all the way to the sea. Tranquility, however, is often a sign of great, if hidden, power.”
― Lermontov Mikhail, A Hero of Our Time

“But the legend, despite that inscription, has become so deeply rooted, that one really does not know what to believe, especially since we are not accustomed to believe inscriptions.”
― Lermontov Mikhail, A Hero of Our Time

“Many people start life expecting to end up as Alexander the Great or Lord Byron, then spend their whole lives as minor civil servants.”
― Lermontov Mikhail, A Hero of Our Time