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“However low he may fall, a man can never deny himself the delight of feeling cleverer, more powerful or even better fed than his companions.”
― Maxim Gorky, Twenty-Six Men and a Girl and Other Stories

“The more the other party thinks he's having his way, the easier always to get your own.”
― Jerome K. Jerome, Fanny and the servant problem, a quite possible play in four acts

“Remembrance of the past kills all present energy and deadens all hope for the future”
― Maxim Gorky, Twenty-Six Men and a Girl and Other Stories

“In alien lands I keep the body
Of ancient native rites and things:
I gladly free a little birdie
At celebration of the spring.

I'm now free for consolation,
And thankful to almighty Lord:
At least, to one of his creations
I've given freedom in this world!”
― Alexander Pushkin, Poems